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Twilight Bedroom – Wall Mural Ideas
Are you decorating your teen kids room, or trying to think of a really unique way to create a Twilight bedroom, I may have just found it for you – wall murals!
Now most people when they think of a wall mural they think of painting the entire wall with a picture or design. This is great for people who have that artistic ability and time to do this themselves, or for those who have the money to pay a professional muralist to do the mural for them. I will cover the options for painting your own mural for teen kids rooms, however, there are also other options that are so much easier, cheaper and more convenient than having the wall painted by yourself or a professional muralist. I set out the options below.
Mural Prints
Mural Prints are great if you do night have the time, money, materials or creativity to have your Twilight bedroom mural painted on your wall.
Mural prints come in different sizes – from almost covering your entire wall, to being a lovely centre piece on your wall.
When thinking of Twilight bedroom ideas for your teen kids room, I have come up with the following themes which would suit any Twilight bedroom:
- Forest
- Moon
- Wolves
Forest Themed Wall
If you have seen the Twilight movie, you know what kind of forest theme would be suitable for a Twilight bedroom. The forest in Twilight and the New Moon movie was dense, green, misty, and thick. This gives you a good sense of direction for selecting the right kind of forest for your Twilight bedroom.
A black and white or night-scene forest would also be ideal for a Twilight bedroom, especially one with a moon.
Forest Mural Prints
Here are is one forest themed murals that I found that would suit any Twilight bedroom.
Path Through Redwoods of Cathedral Grove, Muir Woods National Monument, California, USA Wall Mural
72 in. x 48 in.
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Forest Posters
Here are some Forest-themed posters of all different sizes that would be ideal for a teen kids room Twilight bedroom theme. You can also use these posters for ideas for painting your own Twilight bedroom mural. If you purchase one of these posters, you can follow the tips below for painting your own mural, by applying the grid to the poster (see below for more details).
The Forest Art Print
Magnusson, Roine
31.47 in. x 23.6 in.
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Cypresses, Skyline Drive, South San Francisco, 1996 Art Print
Citret, Mark
24 in. x 20 in.
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Cypress Trail Art Print
Kozal, Paul
16 in. x 20 in.
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Moon Mural Prints & Posters
Moon murals and posters are great for a Twilight bedroom, especially with the New Moon movie being centred around the moon! Full moons are best, and moody, spooky looking moons.
Moon Mural Prints
Here is a truly stunning moon-themed mural that I found for creating a Twilight bedroom theme for your teen kids room.
A Full Moon Shines on Winters Leafless Branches Wall Mural
48 in. x 72 in.
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Moon Poster / Print
These moon posters are a cheaper option for creating a Twilight bedroom than a moon mural, and again, you can use the posters as a guide for painting your own mural if that is what you would like to do.
I love the moodiness of the below moon scene – it would really suit a Twilight bedroom theme.
Full Moon and Passing Clouds at Night Photographic Print
Jones, Adam
16 in. x 12 in.
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Full Moon Photographic Print
Morris, Arthur
16 in. x 12 in.
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The below poster is perhaps not so much suited for a Twilight bedroom, however, I absolutely LOVE the colour scheme, so had to include it.
Renaissance Giclee Print
Aroon Duncanson,…
16 in. x 20 in.
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Full Moon Seen Through Trees Photographic Print
Fogstock Llc
16 in. x 12 in.
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Wolf Themed Murals & Posters
With gorgeous Jacob’s true identity being revealed in the Twilight New Moon movie, of him being a wolf – wolves are another great theme to go with when creating a Twilight bedroom. Especially if Jacob is your crush! Wolves are gorgeous animals and the posters and murals I found would look stunning in a Twilight bedroom.
Wolf Murals
Gray Wolf at the International Wolf Center Near Ely Wall Mural
72 in. x 48 in.
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Two Gray Wolves, Canis Lupus, Rest after Playing with a Stick Wall Mural
72 in. x 48 in.
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Wolf Posters / Prints
Gray Wolf Howling at Moon Poster
24 in. x 36 in.
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Gray Wolf Howling at Moon Framed Poster
31 in. x 43 in.
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Howling Wolves Art Print
Daniel, Kevin
28 in. x 22 in.
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Gray Wolf, Canis Lupus, Howling Photographic Print
Dutcher, Jim And…
30 in. x 40 in.
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An Alpha Male Gray Wolf, Canis Lupus, Howls and the Beta Submits Photographic Print
Dutcher, Jim And…
40 in. x 30 in.
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Painting Your Own Mural
When painting your own mural in your teen kids room, make sure you do thorough research first, because the last thing you will want to do is to mess up your wall!
The best way to pre-plan for your Twilight bedroom mural, is to cut out and gather loads of pictures to get ideas of what you want. Then try to create a mini version of what you want to paint on your wall, on a piece of paper.
Once you’re happy with your painting, draw a grid over your painting so you can ensure that when you paint the picture on your wall, it is to scale. Measure the wall and work out the percentage increase your wall painting will be compared to your paper painting, and draw the grid on the wall accordingly.
You can then start by sketching the picture on the wall grid-by-grid, and then paint each grid of your Twilight bedroom mural one at a time. This will ensure that you stick to scale uniformly.
You can use the posters and pictures on this page to get ideas for painting your own Twilight bedroom mural. You can also purchase the posters that you like and grid them out as described above, and paint them on the wall of your teen kids room to create a Twilight mural of the poster/s.
More Twilight Bedroom Mural Ideas
Imagine a black feature wall with the hands holding the apple painted either in the centre of the wall (perhaps above the bed, or facing the bed) or off towards the left or right-hand corner. This would make an awesome backdrop for your teen kids room Twilight bedroom theme! You could then keep to the black, white and red colour scheme which would be so striking!
The below white Twilight sticker could be used to to stick between the wrists on your teen kids room wall mural, as in the above picture. The “Live Love Twilight” sticker could then be placed above your bed like in the picture below.
Wolf howling at the moon (below) – this picture would look really striking on a feature wall in a Twilight bedroom. It would be fairly easy to paint, too, just using black and white. You could either print it out and grid it, then reproduce it on your teen kids room wall by each grid in pencil, then paint it. Make sure you add a few red pieces of furniture or decor to your room to balance out the black and white effect. A red throw across a white or Bella Swan bedspread would be great, and perhaps a red light shade or artificial apples placed around the room, or red framed photos of Edward Cullen.
Although a little cheesy, the below mural is a vibrant idea that is keeping in with the vampire theme, and therefore could work for a Twilight bedroom. The rest of the teen kids room would need to keep in with the colour scheme here, so blacks, oranges and yellows, greys and whites would look quite effective.
Twilight Bedroom Themed Posters
Below are a bunch of Twilight bedroom posters, stand-ups and pictures that you can either purchase for your teen kids room Twilight bedroom theme, or use them to get ideas for creating a Twilight bedroom mural.
Twilight Poster
24 in. x 36 in.
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Twilight – New Moon Poster
24 in. x 36 in.
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I love this one! (below)
Twilight Poster
24 in. x 36 in.
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Twilight Poster
24 in. x 36 in.
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Twilight Double-sided poster
27 in. x 41 in.
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Twilight Poster
24 in. x 36 in.
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Twilight Poster
36 in. x 24 in.
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You could grid the poster below to reproduce your own Twilight bedroom mural, which would look really effective as a feature wall, or even behind or above your bed.
Twilight Poster
22 in. x 34 in.
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Twilight Door Poster
62 in. x 21 in.
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Twilight Door Poster
21 in. x 62 in.
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Twilight Poster Set
36 in. x 24 in.
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Twilight Bedroom – Edward Cullen & Jacob Posters
Twilight Poster
24 in. x 36 in.
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Twilight Poster
24 in. x 36 in.
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This is an extra large version of the above poster:
Twilight Giant Poster
55 in. x 39 in.
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Twilight Poster
24 in. x 36 in.
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Twilight Bedroom Stand-Ups
Now you can really create a feel of living a Twilight life, with these stand-ups of the Twilight characters, perfect for your Twilight bedroom!
Twilight – Edward Stand Up
17 in. x 74 in.
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Twilight – Bella Stand Up
19 in. x 68 in.
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Am I the only person who found this guy (below) sexy??
Twilight – James Stand Up
28 in. x 73 in.
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Twilight – Laurent Stand Up
30 in. x 74 in.
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Twilight – Victoria Stand Up
25 in. x 67 in.
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Good luck creating your Twilight bedroom! I would love to hear from you if you have your own Twilight bedroom ideas or have created a successful Twilight bedroom of your own – please leave a comment below!
Girls Bedroom Furniture
30December
Teen Kids Room – Decorating for Boys
10December
Teen Kids Room is a relatively new website to assist you to create your own unique teen kids room.
I realised lately there has been a huge focus on creating a Twilight Bedroom, which does not help a lot of teen boys to create a suitable bedroom for themselves. I therefore will be spending a bit of time posting some ideas for some unique boys bedrooms.
If you are looking for a specific bedroom design or style for your own male teen kids room, please feel free to leave a comment or contact us with your ideas and we will be sure to include some ideas for you on that theme or topic.
For now, we are going to start with sports. Most boys are into sports – either following sports or participating. Boys who are interested in sports usually have a team or a sporting hero whom they follow or aspire to be. This can be a great idea for creating a themed room for your male teen kids room.
First Step – Deciding on the Theme
Does your son enjoy a particular sport, such as American Football, Ice Hockey or Soccer? You should work with your son when creating the ideal teen kids room, and use the time for bonding and getting creative together. Be open to what your son wants and if his suggestions are not to your liking, rather than saying no, try compromising. For example, if your son loves black and wants a black bedroom, compromise by suggesting a black feature wall. This can look very effective and not darken the bedroom at all when only used as a feature.
Step Two – Colour Scheme
Now that the two of you have decided on a theme for your teen kids room, the choosing of the colours should be fairly simple and straight forward. For examples, the colours of the team your son follows, or the colours of your country flag if they are going for a patriotic theme.
Step Three – Working Out What You Need
This step depends on your budget and what you actually need to bring your teen kids room theme to life. What do you have that you can use already? Do you know of anyone who may have what you need and be interested in giving it to you or selling it to you? Can you find what you need on eBay? Can you use your creativity to make what you need and just buy a few pieces of materials to assist you to do this? Or do you need an entire new range of furniture?
Step Four – Make a Start
The best way to get something done is to just start! Buy what you need for the room, start drawing plans, brain storm with your son on what he’d like and take action to make it happen
Theme Ideas for Boys
Below are a few them ideas for decorating boys rooms.
- Military – army / camouflage colours
- Air force / Airplane
- Sporting – team colours / specific sport
- Wrestling
- Favourite TV Show or Movie Theme
- Passion-based – animals, drawing, etc
- Science Fiction
- Star Wars
- Hi-Tech / Space Age
- Dinosaur
- Building / Trades
- Occupation-based (wants to be a doctor, engineer, IT professional etc)
- Music-based – favourite instrument / band / style of music
- Motor Vehicles – cars, trucks, motor cycles
- Travel
- Travel Destination – Brazil, China etc
- Weather theme
- Pirates / Treasure Island
- African Safari
- African / Thai Village
- Forest / Woods
- Farming Style
- Vegas
- City Life
- Beach / Surfing
- Snow – skiing / snow boarding
- Europe
- Favourite Animal
- Favourite Game – whether computer game or monopoly
- Astrology
- Geology
- Science
- Math
- Languages – French, Japanese etc
- Business
If you have any ideas on decorating boys room or your, or would like some information on something specific, please leave a comment below. I will shortly be adding ideas for each of the individual themes listed above to help you to create your own unique teen kids room for your teenage boy.
Murals For Kids Rooms
04December
Are you looking for some ideas for decorating your teen kids room or toddler’s room and don’t know where to start? Have you thought of wall murals? Wall murals for kids bedrooms (or any age, really) are an awesome way to bring a bedroom alive and transform it into an exciting place to be and play!
How To Start
The best way to start is to look at what your kid’s interests are. What do they like? Are there any television shows / movies or tv characters that they love? Do they love animals or do they have an interest in music? What about fantasy – does your little girl imagine herself as a princess, or does your son want to be a fireman? Spend some time observing your child and what they really love.
Brainstorming
Next, start brain-storming on some ideas for what you can do with their bedroom. Will you paint just one feature wall, or the entire bedroom in the theme? Will you paint the roof as well as the walls? What will you do about the floor – carpet, wood, or is there an opportunity there to paint the floor or vinyl it in a suitable fashion to blend in with the new theme?
If you have come up with a short list of options, do some analysis to determine which would be the most effective theme to go with. Does your child have a preference out of your options? Is your child more likely to grow out of some of the themes more quickly than others? For example, some cartoon characters can be a theme in relation to the child’s age, such as Thomas the Tank Engine. Whereas an interest or love of animals or music can be more of a long-term thing.
Determining Your Budget
Next – what is your budget? How much can you afford to spend on decorating your kids room? Can you afford to hire a muralist to paint the room for you, or would you like to have a go and painting it yourself? If you are an artistic type, you may be able to come up with your own designs and have a go at painting your kids room yourself. If you aren’t artistic and have the budget, don’t worry too much about details, prepare a rough idea of what you have in mind, and present it to a muralist for further development. This is their area of expertise and they are there to assist you to create the most suitable design.
Finding a Suitable Muralist
Trouble finding a muralist? I know of one personally that I can recommend, who is located in Nelson, named Brian McLauchlin (www.artman.ca). Brian is an all-round artist and if you have been to Nelson, BC, Canada, you will know of Brian’s work around the town! Although Brian is located in Canada, he may be available to travel, depending where you are. Otherwise, for the US, you may find this website suitable for searching a muralist in your area: www.FindAMuralist.com.
Making it Happen!
Next step is making it happen! The muralist you use may be skilled in other areas and be able to supplement their work with other artistry work such as wood work, building a castle entrance / door to fit the “princess” theme, creating a ’secret passageway’ or play alcove in the room. I have seen bedrooms whereby part of the room is sectioned off with a painted wall and an ornamental door that the child has to climb through or even slide down a slippery slide to, to enter the play area of the room. This can help to keep the room looking presentable as well, if you section off the play area.
I have also seen alcoves being built into walls to hold the bed, creating an adventurous sleeping arrangement for your kids!
The ideas are endless for what you can do to really make your teen kids room or toddler’s room unique. With a bit of research, brainstorming with your kids and then making it happen, this can be a really fun project. And what a better a time to do it than in the Christmas holiday season! Perhaps you can make this a your Christmas present to your child or teen. At the very least, have fun with it!
Further Tips and Resources
Here are a few websites that I recommend to assist you to make this happen for your teen kids room or toddler’s bedrrom. Some of these websites offer easy solutions, such as wall stickers that take the trouble and cost out of having the whole wall painted. Some of them also offer easy “paint-by-numbers” murals that you use to do it yourself – taking the difficulty out of creating your own mural for your kids room.
Create-A-Mural – Murals & Wall Stickers