At first glance, you might be thinking this is a DIY tips and tricks blog post about how to prevent paint drips, spills, and splashes. Brace for the disappointment – it isn’t. I love to incorporate paint into almost every DIY project I do, but I have not mastered how to do it without getting at least a drop or two somewhere the paint shouldn’t go. I am the normalize imperfections lady after all. Ha!

Today, I want to share a fun activity that is perfect for family fun, a friend gathering, or even a team-building exercise. You likely have heard of Escape Rooms or maybe even Rage Rooms, but have you heard of Paint Splashing Rooms? There are businesses all over North Carolina that specialize in this. After a quick Google search, it appears there are options in major cities of nearly every state in the US. If you haven’t been to one yet, I highly recommend going! It’s an incredibly fun experience.

Every summer, my college roommates (Melissa, Mona, and Yvette) and I try to meet for a day of fun to catch up and make new memories. This year, Yvette suggested that we try paint splashing in Greensboro, NC – the city where we attended college. So, we reserved a room at Mad Splatter.

None of us had been paint splashing before. When we arrived, we were guided to a room where we learned all about the process. We also received coveralls, goggles, canvases, embellishments, paint brushes, and paint. We were even allowed to choose the music from a large selection of playlists that would play in our splash room while we painted. Since we all graduated in the late 1900s, we selected the “Hits of 1998” playlist. Our room was reserved for one hour, which was plenty of time to paint our canvases, act goofy, and add our marks to the room itself.

The concept of paint splashing is as simple as it sounds. Splash paint on your canvas in any way that you choose to end up with a Jackson Pollock-esque piece of artwork of your very own. You don’t have to know what you’re doing – just sling paint – and I promise you’ll have a masterpiece when you’re finished. Abstract is my absolute favorite style of art, and the degree I earned while living with these ladies was a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Studio Art, so this activity with them had me all in my nostalgic feels. We laughed the entire time. We might have danced a little. We got paint EVERYWHERE. And I am confident we’ll be talking about this experience for years to come.

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Roomies: click here for the videos that I promised 🙂