Fun guide to painting a kid's bedroom

To start, find inspiration and select from the Dulux colour range. Explore our inspiration gallery and get a sample pot to help you choose the perfect colour.

To avoid any accidental spills, prepare the area by moving all furniture and items out of the bedroom. If needed, sand back any imperfections in the plaster or paint. Then, clean the walls and ceiling using Selleys Original Sugar Soap and lay down your drop sheet to protect from drips.

Cut in around the wall edges with a brush - these are the areas a roller cannot easily reach. Maintain a wet-edge by cutting in larger areas in sections as you go. This will help to avoid ‘picture framing’ where unblended cut in areas remain obvious after rolling.

Load your roller and apply paint to the wall in a ‘W’ motion. Cross over the same section as needed and continue to paint along the wall until it is evenly covered.

After you have covered a section of the wall, it’s time to lay off to get a smooth finish. This is arguably the most important step in rolling a wall and should be done when you’ve painted a section roughly 3-4 meters. Laying off your wall means giving it a smooth consistent finish and hiding those streaky brush strokes. Simply place your unloaded roller at the top left corner of your wall. Ensure the handle side of your roller is to the right. Then with almost zero pressure roll straight down your wall until you reach the bottom. Remove your roller, return to the top, and slightly overlap where you just rolled so that each panel rubs away the line from the previous lay-off.

Dulux Wash&Wear® is ready for another coat after 2 hours of dry time.