Vintage

Matching Paints and Wall Border

While shopping at one of the miniature shops, I found this box to use for the nursery setting. The front and left side has a plexi-glass insert. With this type box, you paint the outside then place a bow on the top. I decided on white as the color for the exterior and ribbon/bow colors, a plaid  after I painted the interior. 

First thing I did was to paint the inside of the box with primer. I also painted the outside of the box so that whether I paint the outside or cover in wallpaper, either would stick like it should. As I worked on this project, I knew I would figure out what the best way to do the outside would be. 

Next, I painted the interior walls in the two colors. At first, the bottom color was too bright. So I worked on adding white to the paint to lighten the color and to come as close to the actual color in Kennedy's nursery. After painting the interior, I glued the border on the walls and added the brown carpet.