Stencil Love

Our guestroom got a little makeover this past month thanks to a stencil! Stencils are back in new fresh , modern, crisp patterns. I created an accent wall with white glossy paint. I'm really happy with the end result.

Here's what you need.
- Stencil (I got mine at Hobby Lobby for cheap)
- Pencil
- Painters Tape
- Paint

- Stencil roller

You start in the upper corner and tape up the stencil. There are small dots on the outside corners of the design. Use your pencil to fill in these dots. When you move the stencil you line up the dots with the dots from the previous stencil placement. This helps the pattern stay in line. You have to stagger the design while you are waiting for the paint to dry from the last stencil. (make sense?) You don't want part of the stencil to overlap the wet paint. After you have staggered for a while the paint from the beginning is dry and you can go back and fill in the blank spots.

This one accent wall took me about 3 days to do. I worked part of the mornings and early evenings. Our AC went out in the middle of the project so that didn't help. You could probably do it in two days. One day if you have a second stencil and a great helper : )

End results looks like wallpaper (without the mess and commitment of wallpaper) Its a fun, easy, and inexpensive way to add interest to your home. Check out some more stencil pics I found .....