themed kids bedroom

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we're just starting our eldest sons bedroom and he wants it like batman and the bat cave, so i need to get some cave style cladding for the walls,

any ideas?

all I've found is split tiles but that isn't what I'm after

I'm building his bed myself

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Tell me about it

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I spoke to someone today who has said expanding foam

It plaster of Paris might work

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Hitch said:

How old is the kid? Might he not grow out of it by the time it is finished?!

He’s 5 and more than likely I’m trying to persuade him to something else I prefer avengers or something else his Bedroom is fairly plain at the mo apart from posters, it’s the wife who wants to make it special as she’s been looking at kids bedrooms on Pinterest and told me I best be getting my arse in gear

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Sounds alright that

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Missus has said she wants to get Christmas out the way first which suits me but this weekend or next I’m going to buy a board some expanding foam and plaster of Paris and have a go! Plan is to do his 3 walls in a rock style the 4th to have a mural his roof is getting the artex skimmed off and spotlights (going to see about colour changing spots) then build him a bunk bed with a den underneath that’s the mo I’ve been given! Our youngest wants minions he’s only 2 so not picky

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I am looking at Alexa over the next year anyway but to say I’m in my thirties I have no clue about any of that stuff! But I do want automated Roman blinds throughout the house then can tell her to open them or close them etc etc!

I’d probablu have to get a lot of advice and help on the Alexa side as I seriously am clueless

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I will put it to the wife but I do agree! I’m having the ceiling done anyway as I hate artex and replacing the carpet so will tell the wife to look at murals

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Well the actual lot wouldn’t cost that much it’s just the time element! The ceiling is getting skimmed anyway as I’m slowly doing all the ceilings over the next 18 month and the spots are going in anyway as well as a new carpet as this one is around 5yrs old now and got all sorts on it like pen and craft glue, so the actual cave effect I reckon on costing possibly a couple of hundred quid and the bed about the same, he’s had it decorated The same since he was born all the missus has done is change his border and let him have posters

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Royce44 said:

I can't post photos currently. But there's a great redhead design of the bat man logo but Its backlit with LED strip. Works a treat and dead simple to produce. I'd then go for a dark grey all round. Black curtains.
Have a feature wall and paint a city overview at night on there. Have a small lamp shining onto the wall like Gothams bat man spotlight!!

One positive of parenthood when you have an excuse to be over the top creative ;-)

Sounds ace! I just want to be a good dad and he never asks for anything, I’ve been drawing out a bed tonight for him and we’ve decided to do a high bunk with ladders on the face and then a den underneath, im going to attempt some sort of rock wall using foam and plaster of Paris and do it on a sliding door as well I wouldn’t mind in his den a 3d bat logo which is backlit with red and some led lights around the top of it I might also mount his tv in there if there’s enough room, he also wants a slide so might have to see how to do that!

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skinnyman said:

Am I the only parent who would say no, then paint it a neutral colour and let them make do with some new bedding & curtains?

Kids are kids once imo if it’s done in such a way it could be taken down with not much effort and replaced, everything I’ve spoke of is less than a grand and most beds alone these days are upwards of that figure

I’m not having any more kids so I want hem to enjoy their childhood! Next summer I’m tackling putting a wooden climbing frame in the garden for them

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chili1 said:

It's all about imagination.

My son had a car themed bedroom up until last year. I:

Bought two car spoilers from Ebay (Hyundai Coupe and Focus ST), sprayed them and used them as shelves with hidden brackets. Wired up brake lights with LED's as night lights.
Bought old office metal cabinets and drawers as bedroom furniture. Sprayed them in Guards red to look like tool cabinets.
Fixed an old Merc bumper on one wall, bit of filler around it to look like it crashed through the wall. I wired headlights as reading lamps.
All 2nd hand stuff that didn't costs a lot. Paint was biggest outlay.

For Batman theme:

Cut shelfs and brackets out of mdf using Batman logo. Batarangs cut out of mdf to form brackets.
Batman dress up outfit in frame on wall with "in case of emergency, break glass"
Utility belt out of fabric and various empty aerosol cans. Print off stickers such as "shark repellent spray" and attach.
Riddlers cane would be easy to make.
Penguin's top hat.
Bat signal light (as previously mentioned).

I like your thinking mate

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Looked up today it says create a rock formation using a wire mesh then use expanding foam so I have an idea of what I’m going to do

Going to build the bed in the garage whilst his bedroom gets it’s ceiling and carpet done,

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Some good ones there, cheers