Thursday, March 24, 2011

easy wall stencil


When I say this was easy that's an understatement. We have a hall wall near our stair case that needed some love and a while back I was in Hobby Lobby and ran across these stencils. They have the registration marks on the stencil so it makes lining up things so easy. Eventually when I got to the strange angles I just began to cut the stencil down to make the painting easier. The whole process went fairly quickly too- done during that lovely nap hour. I will admit I was a little unsure at first but Nick said he really liked it and had me keep going and I'm so grateful for his encouragement because I love the end result. I used paint we had on hand from another project so the whole thing only cost me the $16.99 for the stencil. I should mention that the wall I stenciled on is stucco textured and the lines aren't all perfect and crisp but I actually really like that about it, to me it helps to soften things a bit not having all of those hard edges. SO if you have a big empty wall you might consider giving this a try!














Sarah

15 comments:

  1. Wow girl! I LOVE it. It looks so much like a wallpaper I saw on an HGTV show the other day. I think it makes that wall!

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  2. this looks really great!! i love how it turned out.

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  3. Oh this is lovely!!!!! Wow, it looks fantastic!

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  4. This looks fabulous! I stenciled my same wall!!
    XOXO
    Kristin

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  5. WOAH! This is gorgeous!!! I love the colors...I'm not sure if I believe the "easy" part though!!! And that price is GREAT!

    Thanks so much for linking to "20 Below Thursday"! :)

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  6. Great job Sarah! And I can't believe how quickly you got it done. It looks amazing!
    Meredith @ Welcome to Heardmont

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  7. Your stencil came out wonderfully- it really looks great on that wall!! Well done!Thanks for sharing at FNF! :)

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  8. I like it alot. I wondered how you would fit it in the corners and the small parts. I worked on my hallway today too.

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  9. Wow this is super cute!! Great job...it looks perfect! Such a great update!

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  10. This looks just lovely and professional! Great job!

    {HUGS} and Blessings,
    Stephanie @ The Polka Dot Bungalow

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  11. wow. so pretty. I am going to have to look for these at hobby lobby.

    megan
    craftycpa.blogspot.com

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  12. This is so nice. I love stencils and as soon as I get some time I want to do that too.

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  13. Very pretty.... Just like glam wallpaper! I'm still a little scared of tackling stenciling!

    -caroline
    http://cwfrosting.blogspot.com

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  14. I featured this on my blog today...come grab a "featured" button! Thanks for the inspiration :)

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