How to Create a Painted Kids' Room Monogram
![Traditional Blue Boy's Nursery With Eclectic Touches Traditional Boy's Nursery](http://hgtvhome.sndimg.com/content/dam/images/hgtv/fullset/2010/11/2/0/original_Erinn-Valencich-nursery-initials-beauty-wide_s3x4.jpg.rend.hgtvcom.616.822.85.suffix/1400956768044.jpeg)
Materials Needed:
- letters printed to size
- graphite/transfer paper
- painters' tape
- size 8 blunt-tipped lettering brush
- paint in colors of your choice
- pencil
- measuring tape
- white hi-polymer plastic eraser
Create Letters and Prep Wall
Decide on the monogram's letter size and font; print each letter onto standard printer paper. Measure wall area where letters will be painted; mark the center to help with placement. Tip: Give the monogram more graphic impact by placing the letters within a painted design; we chose to do a striped effect with painters' tape and red, white and navy latex wall paint.
![Decide on the monogram's letter size and font; print each letter onto standard printer paper. Measure wall area where letters will be painted; mark the center to help with placement. Tip: Give the monogram more graphic impact by placing the letters within a painted design; we chose to do a striped effect with painters' tape and red, white and navy latex wall paint.](http://hgtvhome.sndimg.com/content/dam/images/hgtv/fullset/2010/12/15/0/original_Erinn-Valencich-nursery-monogram-step-2_s4x3.jpg.rend.hgtvcom.616.462.85.suffix/1400960271872.jpeg)
![Decide on the monogram's letter size and font; print each letter onto standard printer paper. Measure wall area where letters will be painted; mark the center to help with placement. Tip: Give the monogram more graphic impact by placing the letters within a painted design; we chose to do a striped effect with painters' tape and red, white and navy latex wall paint.](http://hgtvhome.sndimg.com/content/dam/images/hgtv/fullset/2010/12/15/0/original_Erinn-Valencich-nursery-monogram-step-3_s4x3.jpg.rend.hgtvcom.616.462.85.suffix/1400957379982.jpeg)
Attach Letters to Wall
Use painters' tape to temporarily position letters on wall.
![Position and Attach Monogram Letters to Wall Position the Letters Onto the Wall](http://hgtvhome.sndimg.com/content/dam/images/hgtv/fullset/2010/12/15/0/original_Erinn-Valencich-nursery-monogram-step-4_s4x3.jpg.rend.hgtvcom.616.462.85.suffix/1400960271887.jpeg)
Trace Letters
Once you're happy with the letters' placement, slide graphite/tracing paper behind each letter. Using a pencil, trace each letter's outline. Tip: The graphite is easily rubbed onto the wall so be careful not to press down too hard on areas that you don't intend to transfer.
![Trace the Outline of the Monogram Letter for the Wall Trace the Outline of the Monogram Letter for the Wall](http://hgtvhome.sndimg.com/content/dam/images/hgtv/fullset/2010/12/15/0/original_Erinn-Valencich-nursery-monogram-step-5_s4x3.jpg.rend.hgtvcom.616.462.85.suffix/1400960271695.jpeg)
Check Tracing
Pull the printed page and graphite paper away to reveal the letters' outline on the wall. If necessary, retrace any areas that didn't transfer or are smudged.
![Check Tracing and Review the Monogram Outline Review the Outline](http://hgtvhome.sndimg.com/content/dam/images/hgtv/fullset/2010/12/15/0/original_Erinn-Valencich-nursery-monogram-step-6_s4x3.jpg.rend.hgtvcom.616.462.85.suffix/1400955167681.jpeg)
Paint Over Outlines
Fill in each letter's outline with latex paint. The blunt-tip lettering brush we recommend can be used flatly to get a wide line or on its side for a thinner, detail line. After paint has dried, clean up any stray pencil lines or graphite smudges with the white eraser.
![Paint Over Outlines of Wall Monogram Paint the Outlines](http://hgtvhome.sndimg.com/content/dam/images/hgtv/fullset/2010/12/15/0/original_Erinn-Valencich-nursery-monogram-step-7_s4x3.jpg.rend.hgtvcom.616.462.85.suffix/1400960271762.jpeg)