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Playroom Reading Nook: Part 1 {DIY Letters + Marquee Heart}

So, after what-felt-like-forever-since-my-last-post, I am back!  Everyone in our house was down last week with grueling colds and then I took off for the weekend for one of my oldest friend’s bachelorette party.  I was worried all week that I wouldn’t be able to leave with sick kiddos, but everyone started to turn the corner by Wednesday & Thursday, so off I went and left the little guys with the big guy of the house.  The girls weekend was a ton of fun & was so appreciative for some much needed time away to relax & unwind.  We stayed in a beautiful vacation home in Galena, IL and had a great to,e catching up with several of my childhood friends!  I got home yesterday afternoon and settled right back in with my boys.  You could find us all on the couch hanging out watching football and gearing up for a busy week.  I have lots to share this week and next as I wrap up the playroom posts and dive into some new projects too.

Today, I am sharing the first project of the future reading nook in the playroom!  I have plans for the rest of this lil’ corner and I think it will be a 3 part series when it is all said and done!

My idea for this wall snowballed after I laid my eyes on this:

Marquee Heart

I spotted this Marquee Heart at Michaels and knew it was just what the reading nook needed. A little something to jazz up what might be considered boring bookshelves & some letters (even though I wasn’t sure what the letters were going to say yet… probably just “READ” or something simple). Well, not anymore! I walked over to the wooden crafts aisle & scooped up some white MDF letters and headed home with my project ready to roll.

white wooden letters for marquee reading wall

Next, I was on a mission to find a scrapbook paper pack with colors & designs that would match the gallery wall.  I found the perfect one at Joann Fabrics.This paper was actually really nice and was considered premium cardstock. It was glossy and had some dimension & thought it would look awesome on the wall 🙂

I got home & selected the papers I was going to use & got out my roll of gold vinyl (the same roll I used on the “fun” arrow) and a few other materials.  If you saw my playroom inspiration post, you’ll remember I was intrigued by the gold triangle look and thought these letters might be a great place to incorporate them. So, if you’re trying to follow along, 1/2 of the letters are going to be covered in scrapbook paper and the other 1/2 are going to be covered in gold vinyl triangles. Make sense? You’ll see below.

So here we go…

Gold Triangle Letters

Gold Vinyl Triangle lettersGold Vinyl Triangle letter 2

Next up…

Scrapbook paper letters

Materials for DIY scrapbook paper letters DIY Scrapbook paper letters

After the letters were all cut out, I spritzed the adhesive on the front of the letter and placed the cut paper down gently starting at the top and then working my way down. Once it was lined up & in place, I pressed down to make sure it was smooth and set.

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Next, they were headed for the wall!  I laid my painters tape out & made sure it was level, then I marked the tape where the hole on the back of the letter was.  I hammered each nail into the wall & hung the letters one by one.

IMG_6167 IMG_6176 IMG_6257 IMG_6263 IMG_6269 Marquee heart from Michaelsscrapbook letter on the reading wall

I unintentionally caught the reflection of the playroom gallery wall in the shiny marquee <3

The coolest part about the heart marquee is that it is battery-powered so there are no cords in the way around the little kids.

DIY bright & bold letters + Marquee Heart

What do you think?!  I kind of heart it. wink, wink!

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  • Elizabeth
    September 26, 2014 at 11:06 AM

    This is darling!!! Thanks for the inspiration! 🙂

    • rbliefnick
      September 29, 2014 at 3:30 PM

      Thank you, Elizabeth! Thanks for the text, too! I’d love to see what you do!!

  • Sue
    September 23, 2014 at 8:00 AM

    This is darling! The playroom really turned out great! Very nice job, Rachael 🙂

    • rbliefnick
      September 24, 2014 at 6:17 PM

      Thanks so much!! It’s a very happy place in our home 🙂