I am a Pottery Barn copy-cat (and How To use a projector to make custom artwork)

Of all the Pottery Barn catalogs, PB Teen is my favorite. At least it has been the last few times. Anyway, I saw this decal and immediately thought it would look good in Logan's room, and he loved it. (We are still decorating it.) I wasn't willing to pay $69 for it, so I took matters in my own hands. Here is the PB version:
And here is my version:
I didn't want to paint directly on the wall, so we used an extra piece of wood measuring 24 x 24. Differences from the original: I wanted it to have a distressed look, and Logan wanted it to say "sk8ter" on it. Total cost: $0. I had the wood and paint already.

This is a quick and easy tutorial.

I used plywood because I already had a piece in the garage. It is a very light wood too, so it's easy to hang. They sell them at Home Depot and Lowe's already cut to this size.

I gave it a coat of white house paint.Using my printer, I printed the decal picture onto a transparency. I used my projector to enlarge it to the size of the wood and traced it. I've had my projector for about 5 years and I use it quite often. I bought mine new at Office Max for about $100, but some libraries or even schools loan theirs out. Perhaps you could find one on Craig's List? Anyway, I love having one.

Moving on...

I used craft paint to paint inside the silhouette. It took 2 coats.

I' ve had the glaze forever, but it still works. I mixed it with brown craft paint to distress the back. I also used a brown ink pad as well.

Last, I put in small eye hooks and wire. That's it.

We hung it above his bed. Now that I see it in the photo, I will probably go back and paint the outside edges of the wood black so it doesn't blend into the wall so much.

It was a quick and easy project, and saved me some moola! Now if I could just find him a bed frame...:)

Now head over to Kimba's for more DIY projects, and Kimm's for Trash to Treasure.