I made a fun and thrifty DIY wall banner for my daughter’s bedroom.
Welcome to week three of the $100 room challenge.
For the $100 room challenge, I’ve decided to completely revamp my toddler’s bedroom into a vintage dreamland. Week one consisted of me making an easy and cheap accent wall by creating DIY wallpaper. Week two was all about refinishing a vintage dresser that’s been in our family for decades.
This past week I worked on a budget-friendly DIY wall banner for my daughter’s bedroom. As much as I love the updated vintage dresser, it’s fairly small, especially against a long wall. I wanted to embellish the space a bit with some type of décor above the dresser.
Banner art seemed like the perfect option because it’s easy to manipulate around various furniture heights.
HERE’S HOW I MADE THIS BUDGET-FRIENDLY DIY WALL BANNER
1. CHOOSE FABRIC OR PAPER FOR BANNER.
I chose to use fabric pieces for the banner because I had extra fabric on-hand from our dining chair makeover project. A thick paper, like card stock could easily be used as well for this project if you don’t have any fabric on-hand.
The color of the fabric is an off-white, which almost perfectly matches my daughter’s bed frame. There was no other off-white tones in her room, so I knew it would be just the right color to tie the room together.
2. MAKE A TRIANGLE MODEL
To make a triangle model for the banner pieces, use a piece of card stock or an envelope because either should be decently thick. I used an envelope because that’s what I had on hand. It worked perfectly to create the triangle model. I simply drew a triangle on the envelope and cut it out.
3. TRACE THE MODEL ONTO FABRIC OR PAPER.
I then traced the triangle model I made onto the fabric over and over again, 16 times to be precise. This will ensure all your triangles are the same size!
4. CUT OUT FABRIC TRIANGLES.
I cut out each fabric triangle and I was ready to assemble.
5. ATTACH TRIANGLES TOGETHER USING TWINE OR STRING
I was planning to use a hole punch to cut out the top two corners of each triangle so that the twine could weave through and connect them. The issue I ran into was that the fabric was too thick for the hole punch, and as hard as I tried to punch holes in the fabric, I could not punch holes through. If you are working with paper triangles or a thin fabric instead of a thick fabric, this method should work just fine.
Hot glue became my plan B option. I grabbed my hot glue gun and got to work glueing. I decided to glue the twine in three spots on the backside of each fabric triangle. It worked very well.
I offered a little twine slack on either end of the banner and created knotted circles from the twine so it could easily be hung.
6. HANG DIY WALL BANNER
I didn’t have a plan right away as to how I would hang it. To start, I hung both ends of the DIY banner on a simple nail that spanned a foot past either end of the dresser. I wanted to see how much slack I had before I manipulated the shape of the banner. I ended up having enough banner drooping down in the center to pull it up and create a scalloped look.
I then found three pieces of an old umbrella banner that was used in my bridal shower years ago. I used two of the pieces to drape across the existing banner for a little more embellishment.
I love the way it turned out and how the banner accents the mirror’s shape. It was just what that large wall needed!
In addition to this project, I hung a decor piece over my daughter’s bed. I dug through my decor room, maybe junk room is more appropriate ;), and found this cork board map we’ve had for years.
It actually belonged to the previous owners and they left it when they moved out of our house. I knew it would come in handy some day, so I kept it. It turned out to be the perfect size for above her bed!
I carried the banner-look through and added the third piece of umbrella banner to the cork board map.
Finally, I bought blinds for her room. These were a necessity and unfortunately ate up a lot of the budget.
I knew that would be the case which is why I have tried keeping the rest of the projects super thrifty.
Here’s a recap of my goals for the $100 room challenge:
3. Update the light fixture
5. Do something fun with the other corner in her room
Here’s a look at what I used this week and the budget:
- Fabric (already owned)
- Twine (already owned)
- Hot glue (already owned)
- Scissors (already owned)
- Nails & hammer to hang the banner (already owned)
- Cork board map (already owned)
- Umbrella banners (already owned)
- Blinds ($49.48 – I bought two blinds, and each cost me $24.74. I found them at JCPenney and they were already half price. I also used a coupon which helped with the cost.)
Total spent on week 3: $49.48
Total spent on week 2: $1.25
Total spent on week 1: $26.71
Total: $77.44
Budget: $100
Remaining balance: $22.56
The room is finally starting to come together! Here are some before and afters of progress so far:
I still have a major project left to do which is this empty corner of the room.
I have a couple ideas for this spot that I’m really excited about. Subscribe now to make sure you don’t miss out on the next project!
Marly, I love this color palette for your daughter’s room. So feminine but also something she can grow up with. It has a nice vintage shabby chic feel.
Thank you so much, Patti! I hope to have these colors in her room for a long while. Have a great week
So far this room is pretty darn dreamy. The vintage vibe with just a little bit of fun is perfect. I’m so impressed you had decor stuff left over from your bridal shower that worked with the banner. It’s really coming together.
Thank you so much, Kelli! I’m so glad I keep all that stuff – who know a banner from five years ago would come in handy? Have a great week!
Aw, this is really cute!
Thank you, Brittany!
Your girls bedroom is turning out amazingly so far! I love everything you have done, and I bet she is going to feel like a princess when it’s all finished!
Thanks so much, Nicki! I hope she loves it as much as I do. Have a great week
I love the fabric choice! What a fun DIY!
Thank you, Elizabeth! I’m so happy I had some leftover. Have a great week.
That banner is so cute, I imagine you could make one for any occasion and stencil on a name of holiday or birthday person. Such a great project.
Thanks, Jen! Yes, I was thinking the same thing. It would be fun to do a banner like this for fall.
What a fun, sweet banner!! This room is looking so awesome!!
Thank you so much, Rebecca! Have a great week.
Oh my gosh that vintage vanity is amazing! The little diy banner adds a lot to the space around it. Beautiful!
Thank you so much, Kristen! I’m so happy I was able to use the vanity. Have a great week