A super easy and customizable DIY nursery wall decor idea for you to recreate as big or as small as you’d like! Plus, it’s the perfect gender-neutral idea.
As it turns out, I was basically made for nursery decor if you’re taking into account our brand color schemes, ha!
These DIY Nursery Wall Decor in abstract wooden shapes are no exception. And I LIVE for a good spray paint makeover.
I basically spray paint everything! I even spray-painted the drawers on a crib!
I’m not going to claim that Krylon® Brand should put “Sugar & Cloth” somewhere in the Ballet Slipper and Catalina Mist spray paint color names for my personal branding purposes. But I wouldn’t hate it.
We’ve partnered with them to bring a really fun accent wall idea and crib upcycle for the baby’s room that you can easily make into a custom color scheme, pattern, and even a temporary decor solution if you’re renting or just plain afraid of commitment.
This look is really gender-neutral and ageless so not only does it work in a nursery but it could be for a boy’s bedroom idea or an idea for a little girl’s bedroom.
Materials and Tools Needed to Make Abstract Shapes DIY Nursery Wall Decor
Craft wood squares, circles, and small rectangles
Krylon ColorMaster® Paint + Primer Satin Ballet Slipper
Krylon ColorMaster® Paint + Primer Satin Catalina Mist
Krylon Shimmer Metallic in Gold Shimmer
Painter’s tape
Small white nails or heavy-duty artwork adhesive
DIY Nursery Wall Decor – How to Make an Abstract Shapes Wall Art
Step 1 — Start by taping off random edges of your wooden shapes. We chose to match all of the shapes but you can mix and
match as well!
Step 2 — On a disposable surface, in a well-ventilated area, spray your shapes with the Krylon® Brand spray paint colors of your choice.
Before you start, read the label for safety and application instructions. We used 2 cans of spray paint.
We chose to go with a more cohesive look and color all of the pieces for each shape in the same color.
For this design, I opted to paint the circles in Catalina Mist, the squares in Ballet Slipper, and the rectangles in Gold Shimmer.
Step 3 — Allow all of the shapes to dry. Once the shapes are dry repeat with one more coat of spray paint. To avoid peeling or chipping, the painter’s tape should be removed when the paint is dry to the touch.
Once you carefully remove the painter’s tape, you allow the shapes to fully dry. From start to finish this entire project took us about 2 hours.
Step 4 — Once the pieces are fully dry, you’re ready to create a wall pattern by attaching your color block shapes to the wall!
Step 5 — The most secure way to attach the pieces to the wall is by using small nails in a discrete color like white, but if you can only have the temporary decor in your space, using something like heavy-duty adhesive artwork tape will suffice as well, just be sure to keep the shapes out of baby’s reach regardless.
For instance, the styled crib you see here has about a foot of space between the edge of the crib and the wall to be sure that no little hands can create a dangerous scenario.
For mid-century touch, while maintaining a light modern feel to your home, try this DIY Brass Ring Wall Decor.
Optional | Accenting Your Crib
We decided it would be fun to do a color block storage accent on this crib.
So we used painter’s tape to tape off half of the cabinet front and handles to spray paint a blue/white and all pink pop of color onto the base of the crib.
I love the added colorful element, don’t you?!
We used the Krylon ColorMaster® Paint + Primer Satin Ballet Slipper and Krylon ColorMaster® Paint + Primer Satin Catalina Mist to add a cohesive theme to the entire room.
Thank you to Krylon® Brand for sponsoring this post! Sugar & Cloth donates 5% of all sponsored campaigns to charity, which you can read about right here!
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DIY nursery abstract wall decor
Equipment
- Small white nails or heavy-duty artwork adhesive
Materials
- Craft wood squares, circles, and small rectangles
- Krylon ColorMaster® Paint + Primer Satin Ballet Slipper
- Krylon ColorMaster® Paint + Primer Satin Catalina Mist
- Krylon Shimmer Metallic in Gold Shimmer
Notes
- We chose to go with a more cohesive look and color all of the pieces for each shape in the same color. For this design, I opted to paint the circles in Catalina Mist, the squares in Ballet Slipper, and the rectangles in Gold Shimmer.
Instructions
- Start by tapng off random edges of your wooden shapes. We chose to match all of the shapes but you can mix and match as well!
- On a disposable surface, in a well-ventilated area, spray your shapes with the Krylon® Brand spray paint colors of your choice. Before you start, read the label for safety and application instructions. We used 2 cans of spray paint.
- Allow all of the shapes to dry. Once the shapes are dry repeat with one more coat of spray paint. To avoid peeling or chipping, the painter’s tape should be removed when the paint is dry to the touch. Once you carefully remove the painter’s tape, you allow the shapes to fully dry. From start to finish this entire project took us about 2 hours.
- Once the pieces are fully dry, you’re ready to create a wall pattern by attaching your color block shapes to the wall!
- The most secure way to attach the pieces to the wall is by using small nails in a discrete color like white, but if you can only have the temporary decor in your space, using something like heavy-duty adhesive artwork tape will suffice as well, just be sure to keep the shapes out of baby’s reach regardless.For instance, the styled crib you see here has about a foot of space between the edge of the crib and the wall to be sure that no little hands can create a dangerous scenario.
Don’t forget to share your DIY nursery decor with us on Instagram using the hashtag #sugarandclothloves. We always love seeing all of your creations! Looking for more interior design inspiration? You can find all of our home decor tutorials and ideas right here!
This is so creative! It’s such a simple idea but absolutely lovely. Thanks for sharing <3
Thanks! Simple ideas are always the best! (Though sometimes something that looks simple can be hard to make… thankfully not this idea.) :)
I love the abstract design you put on the baby’s wall. The colors are so cheerful and uplifting.
I love this DIY! It has a kind of cute 90s vibe. Sounds super easy to do, too!
This is some really awesome decor for a nursery that is so fun! I love that they are abstract and fun shapes and colors.
Such a cute and fun nursery decor idea! I love it! It reminds me of ice cream lol
I love this wall decor idea – it’s so simple yet looks absolutely fab in your nursery!
I love this…super simple, but a really lovely and effective idea. Like the colours you have used xx
Such a cute, simple idea! I love how you’ve pulled this off. Isn’t spray paint the BEST?
I love the simplicity of the decor! It adds so much color to everything, and can be customized to match anything else. What a great idea!
Very cute bedroom decor for you baby. Love all the fun colors the tyou picked out!
The only thing cuter than this DIY is Gwen! :)
I must say, you have the cutest baby model ever!!! (I may be a little partial though!)