Bird Stencils: Allover Repeat Designs
An opportunity to work with a client who loves a bird and flower theme throughout her home, took me on a journey to explore what interesting bird stencils are currently available. Once my research began, I was amazed to see that beautiful and creative options abound for us to work our magic! Today’s post will focus on [...]
Stenciling with Doilies 3: Stenciled Cabinet
For this small cabinet makeover, I base painted the cabinet door a soft black. Next, I used a wavy stripe stencil from The Stencil Library (DM2 Waves) and applied black StucoLux™ to every other stripe, let dry and burnished. Two different paper doilies were used for stencils with an iridescent green paint from Golden. The [...]
Updating a Stencil Design
I recently returned to a client's home to do a little updating of some finishes and stenciling in their foyer. I did a scroll border (Palazzo Scroll Border by Royal Design Studio) above this doorway about six years ago. The homeowner decided that it was just too linear for her, so she was hiding it [...]
Paris Chic Dining Room Walls
Chris Smith recently followed one of Melanie Royal's free recipes that can be found on the Royal Design Studio website. This was taken directly from Melanie's Paris Chic. To begin, walls were base painted with Benjamin Moore's Linen White. Stripes were taped off at 12 inches apart and the entire wall was glazed with Benjamin [...]
Exploring and Experimenting with Stencil Art
A recent post on DesignAmour prompted me to do a bit more research about stencil graffiti art. There were some great links in Melanie Royals' post that day and if this type of stenciling stirs your creativity, I urge you to follow through to some of those sites to inspire you when it comes to thinking [...]
Tuscany Mural
Stenciling We Love: Day 17 This mural, by Maria Paray, was painted for a small, windowless powder room. The wall directly opposite the mural is mirrored, reflecting the mural and giving an expansive feel to the room. Maria painted the mural on cambric canvas and affixed it to the wall with a Procote Handwaxer. She used [...]
