Transform your kid's bedroom with this exciting project: creating vibrant pegboard shelves to bring a burst of color to their walls!

If you are looking for fun ideas to decorate your kid’s room, well, here is one creative, original and yet, functional project you are just going to love.

We just moved to a new apartment a few weeks ago and we didn’t realize that we couldn’t paint the walls until a couple of days before we moved. So I got motivated and look for some inspiration around the web, I needed to find a fun and colorful solution to add some personality to our new kid’s room and prevent the space from feeling flat and boring.

Just because you can’t paint your walls doesn’t mean that you need to live without color in your home, right?

Well, I saw a couple of walls painted with different colored squares and decided I wanted the same effect in my kid's room, it looks so much fun! So it occurred to me that instead of painting directing on the walls, I was going to paint a couple of wooden panels and hang them on the wall.

When I went to the store, I found a couple 24 in. x 24 in. pegboard panels, the size was just perfect for my wall, besides, I began to imagine the amount of things that I could hang on them. These colorful squares wouldn’t just look nice, they will also work as an organizing tool.

Check out the materials and steps to recreate this colorful and fun project:

MATERIALS:

• 1 Quart of Interior Acrylic Latex Paint. Color: Nasturtium (SW 6899). Sherwin Williams Emerald line. Semi-gloss

• 1 Quart of Interior Acrylic Latex Paint. Color: Fireworks (SW 6867). Sherwin Williams Emerald line. Semi-gloss

• 1 Quart of Interior Acrylic Latex Paint. Color: Surfer (SW 6946). Sherwin Williams Emerald line. Semi-gloss

• 1 Brush 3”. Sherwin Williams Contractor Series® Nylon/Polyester blend Trim

• 1 Mil 9' x 12' Plastic Drop Cloth

• 4 Pegboard Panels (24 in. x 24 in.)

• 4 White Shelf Brackets (5 in. x 6 in.)

• 2 Poplar Hobby Boards (0.25 in. x 5.5 in. x 24 in.)

• Screws, hex nuts and nails. Ask for the best materials to install the shelves and pegboard at your local store.

How to Create Pegboard Shelves for Your Walls:

1. Create the pegboard shelves

You will probably need to drill a couple extra holes to be able to install the metallic shelves on the pegboard panels.

It depends on the size of your shelves, so make sure to measure the poplar hobby panels before you start painting your pegboard panels.

2. Prepare your workspace.

I used a plastic drop cloth (Sherwin Williams 1 Mil 9' x 12' Plastic Drop Cloth) to cover the floor and prevent it from getting dirty while painting.

3. Start painting your pegboard panels.

Now you can start painting the panels. Since I was looking for a fun and energetic effect, I decided to use three different colors for this project: Nasturtium (SW 6899), Fireworks (SW 6867) and Surfer (SW 6946). I really like how these colors look together.

I applied two layers of each color. I use the Sherwin Williams Emerald line, the paint finish looks smooth, soft and the color is amazing and vibrant. I also recommend the semi-gloss finish for kids rooms, it’s so much easier to clean.

Tip: Just one color for all the panels would look great as well. I recommend that you look for colors that contrasts with the walls, and/or matches the accessories that you already have in your space.

4. Assemble the shelves.

When the panels are dry, it’s time to assemble the shelves.

Check out the image below to have an idea about how we connect the poplar panels and create the pegboard shelves.

5. Measure your walls

Remember to measure your walls to determine where you are going to install each piece.

6. Install the pegboard shelves in your walls.

Now it’s time to hang the panels on the wall. I just used a couple of nails, one on each corner of each panel. You can add screws if you are looking for something more durable and strong.

Also, if you want to use the pegboard to hang things, place a washer between the pegboard and the wall to be able to add the hooks and hang items like sport medals or art supplies.

This idea is very original, functional and your kid will really love it because it's really fun too!

Another material that can be used instead of pegboard is plywood panels, but you might have to drill some extra holes on each side to attach them to the wall and create the shelves.

Instead of four pegboards, you can get one big pegboard or more, and even cover a whole wall with them.

The great thing is that you can take them with you if you move some day and also, you can personalize them as much as you want!

Hang things from them like we did, add art pieces, toys, plants and almost anything you can think of.

This idea would be great for an office space as well, don’t you think? Like I said, there are no limits. Have fun!

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