Legendary Dad Turns His Daughter's Room Into A Fairy Tale

5. The project.

Imgurian Radamshome worked on his daughter's bedroom project for 18 months. He's an artist in the video game industry, and a very skilled builder too. He transformed her bedroom into a fairy wonderland, complete with a tree that has reading lights, silk branches, butterflies, ornaments, and bird's nests.
Radamshome estimates that the project took 350 hours (mostly on weekends) and cost $4,250 to execute.

4. Eyeballing's fine.

First he constructed a scale model, then he drew the silhoutte of the tree on the wall. After drawing, "I could attach the steel rebar straight to these lines," he wrote. "The nice thing about organic shapes is you can get away with eyeballing things. Mistakes were made."

3. Concrete and paper-mâché.

The next step was adding some low-voltage lights to the masterpiece, Then, he applied concrete using a trowel "just like stucco application." He used silicone bark rollers and clay sculpting tools to create the bark-like texture. After adding paper-mâché branches, Radamshome painted the tree, starting with a dark brown and later applying lighter colors.

2. Hardwood and details.

"My father-in-law helped me install the hardwood floors," he said. "We put in some flooring at his house a few years ago, so I cashed in the favor. We used a good insulating underlayment because her room is above a part of the house that doesn't get much heat." He also paid attention to all the litlle details that would crown such a skillful project.

1. The result.

Stunning, as you can see.