Beach Bike Silhouette Wall Art Tutorial

I hope everyone had a nice weekend.

We enjoyed the weekend with friends,

 had dinner at the beach & relaxed poolside.

It felt good to take things a little slower.

A perfect way to begin summer.

I am in need of more weekends like this:)!

Speaking of summer & the beach.

I just completed a project for the boys playroom

 that was so fun and easy

that I had to share.

Beach Bike Silhouette Art

It involves 2 of my favorite materials lately,

MDF

&

wall decals.

I spent just under $20 dollars for this 32" x 24" piece of art,

which is amazing considering the size.

Here is a simple step by step for this project.

1. Find your decal.

A great place is etsy.

I found mine at Deco Mod Walls.

2. Have your wood cut larger that the decal,

my decal was 22" x 14"

so I allowed myself an extra 5" (my wood was cut at 32" x 24")

on each side & top and bottom.

A nice fella at the home improvement store cut the wood for me.

3. Sand edges

4. Prime away, even sides.

5. Pick your background color.

I picked a color I had left over from my son's room,

that way you can keep cost down,

otherwise you should be able to do it with a sample.

Usually they are around $3 or $4.

6. Tape up a design. I choose to take my stripes in from the edge about an inch.

Be sure to use a good painters tape & press the edges to seal it.

Roll on the color,

I used 2 coats of crisp white that I had left over.

7. Peel off tape right away  & slowly,

(sorry for the bad picture, it was late.)

8. Sand,

 that way if you goofed a little, like me, 

 you won't know.

9. Decal time.

The instructions come with your purchase & are so easy.

Once you have it placed where you want it, take a smooth edge

and press along the decal.

10. Carefully & slowly take off the backing

&

VOILA.

You are ready to hang it.

I think I am inspired to go for a bike ride,

how about you?

I hope everyone is enjoying their summer

&

thank you for visiting.

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-Jen