Comments on: Dr. Seuss Nursery Mural

By: susi velasquez

susi velasquez — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 13:32:44 +0000

Thanks for getting back to me…Too bad you moved. I hope my room comes out half as good as yours did Lowe’s here I come…

By: Mike McDowell

Mike McDowell — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 16:22:15 +0000

Hi Susi – thank you for the compliment. I’m afraid that I don’t know the names of the colors we used. Sadly, we moved out of that house and we left the paint cans behind for the new owners in case they wanted to do any touch-ups. I didn’t keep record of the colors. I believe we bought all of the paint at Lowe’s, though (if that helps at all).

By: Susi Velasquez

Susi Velasquez — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 17:26:31 +0000

I love your room…totally fantastic. Can I ask you for the name of the colors you used?
Thanks

By: amy ryan

amy ryan — Mon, 23 May 2011 02:09:44 +0000

I love the room. I have 2 kids (3 and 1) and we are in the process of doing a Seuss toyroom. Thanks for sharing your ideas!
AR

By: Mike McDowell

Mike McDowell — Thu, 27 Jan 2011 17:38:17 +0000

I’m glad you like the room. We’re very proud of it.

I don’t know if I have any additional tips on top of the ones you noted, other than to do it in layers (since most of these need two coats – the red needed like 4 coats). You can see from some of the photos how we did the color layers. And then we’d work on an opposite wall while one wall was drying. We did sketch out the whole room beforehand so that we could get the spacing of the characters and the scale of each one. One tip is to take photos of the room (the walls) and then print them out (not using glossy photo paper, but something matted), and then sketch directly on the photos of the walls to help plan out the layout.

As for finding time with a two-year-old in tow, I don’t have any great ideas. This is our first child, so we didn’t have to be opportunistic with naps. Our son is about a year and a half now, so I understand that painting with somebody who gets into everything would be a major challenge. Good luck. I hope the room turns out great!

By: Jennifer B

Jennifer B — Thu, 27 Jan 2011 15:25:16 +0000

I have been planning to do my sons whole room just like this with even a few more characters. I just found this site today and am thrilled to learn some tips on how to go about it. The chalk – awesome! I was concerned because pencil is way difficult to work with on the walls (as my son has taught me!) And the ink was also a very important tip! I didn’t want to use paint and i know marker wouldn’t last very long. Just want to say its looks awesome and thank you for the tips. Would love more if you have them (as i am 5 months pregnant with a 2 year old so any advice to speed up the process, other than do during naps and nights, would be great!!!)

By: Mike McDowell

Mike McDowell — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 07:41:12 +0000

Thank you! I honestly don’t remember what type of paint we used. I’d have to dig up the cans and check. It’s the same type of paint for every color, though. I remember that we didn’t want it to be too glossy, but didn’t want to lose some of the vibrancy of the colors by going too flat. We just bought the paint at Home Depot or Lowes.

By: Jeremey

Jeremey — Sun, 15 Aug 2010 02:38:23 +0000

This room is awesome! Nice work. What types (flat, Satin, Semigloss) of paint did you use for the sky (blue) and ground (green/red)? What type of paint did you use for the characters and trees? From the art store? Or from a Home improvement store?

thanks and tremendous work!

By: Mike McDowell

Mike McDowell — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 17:26:00 +0000

We used Pilot ink. It’s actually refill ink for markers. It applies really smoothly and dries very quickly. We ordered ours online, but you can sometimes find it at art supply stores. We just applied it with a thin paint brush.

By: Todd

Todd — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 16:56:03 +0000

It looks fantastic! how did you apply the ink? by brush or just use a permanent marker? Thanks