Boy's Room Decor: Batman Hat Rack

Batman Hat Rack

Project #3 of the Boy's Room Superhero Remodel is a Batman Hat (or belt) Rack.

This project consisted of only a few inexpensive items:

Scrap wood

Modge Podge

Small hooks

AND of course... Batman Duct Tape (Scotch Brand)

So to get started I rummaged through the wood pile and decided on a thin but long 1x6" piece of scrap wood

It's old.. Dirty.. And has previous nail holes but it won't matter when it's finished!

I cleaned up the board with water and a little bit of sanding and it was time for the Duct Tape :-)

The Batman symbols glow in the dark!

I applied 4 rows of tape. Being careful to cover all edges (top, bottom and sides). 

The most difficult part of this project is lining up the rows so the symbols match up evenly and appear to be one complete piece when finished.

Tedious but worth it!

My finished board looked like this..

You can't even tell there are 4 strips of tape on this board :-)

Next, I applied Modge Podge in a very thin layer to seal the entire project and prevent the tape from peeling away.

Once dry I placed sawtooth hangers on the back and finished the project with small hooks to hold the hats and/or belts...

Clearly it is not hanging in the boys room yet but I wanted to share the project itself with you and will later reveal the completed masterpiece! 

I think I will be adding a top row of hooks as well so that this can truly be utilized for belts AND hats... I will be sure to include the updated version in the grand finale!

If you missed Project #1 or Project #2 view them now! You won't want to miss all the great pieces to the superhero puzzle that will be coming together soon!

Boy's Room Decor: Wooden Superman Logo

Project #2 of the Boy's Room Superhero Remodel is a hand painted, wooden Superman Logo

This project did not involve my superhero duck tape lol!

It consisted of time, paint and more meticulous TIME!

Materials needed:

Plywood

Paint- red and yellow

Jigsaw

Sand paper

Ruler

Pencil

Superman Logo to follow

I googled several logos and chose to free hand the image onto my plywood.

I first created the exterior portion of the logo on the plywood with pencil... Once I was satisfied I cut it out using a jigsaw.

I then, lightly sanded the edges with 60 grit sandpaper

Next, I needed a logo that was clear and easy to follow for my S design. Since I was not using it as a stencil I chose two and bounced between them when drawing to get better detail.

Here are the logos I followed:

Note: make sure you have a GOOD eraser :-)

This is how mine turned out:

Now it's time to paint!

I painted the red portion first...

I just used basic acrylic paint.

Once dry, apply yellow and voila! You have a Superman Logo or "shield" as my son calls it!

If you missed Project #1 view it Here

Superhero Bedroom Decor

Project #1: Superhero Duck Tape Shelves

My boys Matthew (5) and Dylan (2) are superhero FANATICS! Every day is jam packed with fighting villains and rescuing their imaginary victims. So it was SUPER easy coming up with bedroom decor they would LOVE! 

We are trading in the drab, toddler safari theme for an exciting and more enjoyable "big boy" SUPERHERO decor... 

My first project included TWO things:

*Superhero Duck Tape

Purchased at Walmart 

*Block Shelves

Previously purchased from Target

Since this project was my own, I was learning as I went... The first shelf was more of a headache and the second went ever so easy!

So... My finalized how to instructions are a combination of BOTH shelves.

To begin:

Start with the outer edges, the Comic Duck Tape is wrapped around the entire outer edge... Beginning and ending on the bottom.

Meet the beginning and ending of the strip together and cut away excess evenly.

The Avengers Duck Tape is draped over the front edge and cut to allow BOTH sides to show the superheroes facing the correct direction.

I continued in this fashion completing another strip, butting up exactly to the edge of the previous strip.

As you can see there is still a small area of shelf exposed, for this I continued the same way as the two previous strips and was left with this

Carefully cut away the excess and the outer portion of the shelves are complete!

 

I got a lot wiser with the second shelf and measured each inside piece of tape before cutting and applying

The first shelf was a little more stressful and my husband attempted to help..

Eyeing the pieces and allowing them to overlap was quite a bit more frustrating! The second shelf went A LOT smoother.

I continued with three rows of tape just as I did the outside, cutting away the excess and being sure to seal all air pockets.

Done!!

This is how they turned out....

I can't wait to show you the rest of my Superhero room decor projects I have in the works! 

Hope you enjoy and find this useful! Feel free to share!