It’s time to start thinking about this year’s Stenciled Christmas, so I’ve updated this popular post with even more examples of stenciled Christmas Stockings. Enjoy! iStencils: Holly Stenciled Stocking I love the allover holly leaf pattern on this stocking from iStencils! Visit the iStencils blog for instructions and links to the stencils used. For this […]
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 […]