Children's Cozy Reading Nook

Children's Cozy Reading Nook

Posted by DecoArt on Nov 14th 2017

Give the kids a place to chill this season with a nook painted with Americana Decor® Satin Enamels™.

SUPPLIES

    • scissors
    • 2" flat brush
    • burlap
    • Mason jars
    • fabric of choice
    • jute twine
    • wooden snowflakes
    • clear fishing line
    • battery-operated tealight
    • screws
    • sewing machine
    • cup hooks
    • yarn
    • clamps
    • christmas tree
    • rotary cutter
    • pillows
    • fabric fat quarter
    • ball lights
    • fairy lights
    • wood slices
    • wood branches and twigs
    • wooden structure
    • Fa La La La La wooden banner

    INSTRUCTIONS

    NOTES:

    A fat quarter of fabric is a one-fourth yard cut that usually measures 18" x 22".

    1. Clean all surfaces of the wooden structure to be painted.
      2. Instruction #1
    2. Dry-brush the box with Pure White using a 2" flat brush. (Let the wood grain and mill marks show through.) Let the paint dry completely. Repeat with Warm White.
      3. Instruction #2
    3. Add cup holder hooks to the ceiling of the structure to hang lights and snowflakes.
      4. Instruction #3
    4. To create the pillow pads: Measure the fabric based on the pillows chosen.
    5. Sew each selvage edges with the wrong sides together.
      6. Instruction #5
    6. Put the right sides together and sew the ends of the pillow pad.
      7. Instruction #6
    7. Turn the right side out and sew equal spaces for the pillows.
      8. Instruction #7
    8. Insert the pillows and fluff.
      9. Instruction #8
    9. For the fabric banners: Cut the four fat quarters into 2"-wide strips.
      10. Instruction #9
    10. Tie each piece of fabric onto string. Fold the fabric strip in half and loop the ends of the fabric strip through the loop. Pull tight to secure.
      11. Instruction #10
    11. Add a cup hook to the wall and attach the banner to each end.
      12. Instruction #11
    12. Mix together (1) part Warm White and (1) part Woodland Green. Paint the Falalalala banner using the mix. Let dry. Hand-paint the middles of the "A's" using Pure White. Let dry. Thread string through the banner.
      13. Instruction #12
    13. Add hooks to the wall and attach the banner to each end.
      14. Instruction #13
    14. Paint the wooden snowflakes using Warm White. Using fishing line, attach the snowflakes to the hooks on the wooden structure's ceiling.
      15. Instruction #14
    15. Attach lights to the hooks of the structure.
      16. Instruction #15
    16. Make wool weaving decoration using burlap attached to wood. (Use a variety of stitches and textures.)
    17. Hang the wool decoration using hooks and yarn.
      18. Instruction #17
    18. Hang a goodnight sign using a hook.
      19. Instruction #18
    19. Create a faux fire using natural branches and fairy lights.
      20. Instruction #19
    20. Attach the hose clamps to the wall of the structure in desired locations.
      21. Instruction #20
    21. Add a Mason jar filled with natural tree slices and a battery operated tealight. Tighten the clamps to secure jars.the
      22. Instruction #21
    22. Tie coordinating yarn around the tree and place near pillow pad. Add more fairy lights, if desired.
      23. Instruction #22
    23. Add wool balls in a basket for an indoor snowball fight.

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