Cheetah print is a tan with dark, uneven spots.
Apply a cheetah print-themed paint job to your children's bedroom or to a master bedroom. In a children's room, this cheetah print paint job complements a safari or zookeeper theme. In a master bedroom with plenty of space, the cheetah print paint job complements a sophisticated adult theme that is also creative and playful.
Creating Design
Unlike creating a stripe or tartan print on the wall, where precision in terms of stripe size and application is key, creating a cheetah print is easy. Apply a soft brown or beige base paint as your first coat and let this dry. Then create black spots on the soft brown and beige by using a small, round sponge and dabbing the paint on the dried brown. Cheetah spots are round and fairly the same size, but they have uneven edges.
Accessories
Add accessories to your room that continue your cheetah print theme. Keep the accessories minimal such as a few pillows with a cheetah print, a black and white framed image of a cheetah in a gold or wooden frame and a cheetah rug. These ideas all work well in an adult bedroom. For a children's room the accessories might include a few stuffed cheetahs, as well as other zoo animals, and some framed images of African wildlife.
Accent Walls
You can make one wall, two walls, three walls or all four walls of the bedroom covered in cheetah print. The size of the room may dictate just how much of the room will be covered in cheetah. Consider painting three walls a soft beige and adding one wall of cheetah print in a smaller space or in a children's room -- or add the as a border. Children tend to want design changes over time as they grow and change their preferences; they aren't as committed to a style as others, and painting over a cheetah print could be quite an investment of time and money. You can paint three walls a cheetah print and one wall black in a naturally well-lit adult room. Of course, you can also work with white as a primary color and cheetah as the accent wall or weave together any of these combinations.
Mouldings
Add thick moldings to the room. Consider a stained wood in a darker color for a rustic look. Thicker moldings are considered both contemporary and traditional and will work in both adult and children's spaces. Keep the molding simple, without a print, as you do not want the room to be too busy or seem overly cluttered.
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