Hi folks, welcome to week 2 of my office project. Last week I showed you how to make a set of French Pinched Pleat Curtains. Find out how I did it here. Hope you all have a great week!
I actually didn’t have to repaint my wall for the stenciled wall art application. I still really like this paint I chose some years ago in a Benjamin Moore CC-700 in a colour called Smokey Green. I also wanted a feature wall but didn’t want anything too dramatic. I decided to add a metallic tone on tone Modern Masters metallic Paint Collection in the Snow Flake semi-opaque finish to the wall with a Royal Design Studio Stencils I ordered on-line. The pattern I chose was the Fabric Damask Wall Stencil.
I began by measuring the wall to ensure I started the stencil in the centre. The top of my wall has a plaster cove that comes down around the corner about 4″, so I tucked the stencil right up against the bottom of the wallpaper to make sure the stencil began on a straight edge. I used painters tape on the bottom and sides to secure it in place. I didn’t add a top piece of tape because I knew my next stencil was going to be directly below the first one. The goal here was to avoid removing the impression (paint) I just finished above and was more than likely still wet. I decided to use a foam roller and tray instead of the stippling usually done with a stencil. Besides it was much faster!!!
My next step was to move down so I lined up the stencil matching the impressions on the stencil sheet to ensure it was going to be straight. I moved my way all the way down the wall then beginning again on the top right-hand side of the first impression I made.
It didn’t actually take that long to complete or dry. By the time I finished one row the next on the opposite side was dry so I could continue to paint. It took me about 3 hours in total to complete. Not too bad for a beautifully finished wall. I think it would have taken me a lot longer to wallpaper this feature wall.