I told you.
I told you yesterday that I had kept something back.
How in the Blessed Sunday Sunday could I have kept ALL the walls white? Nerp. It’s just not in my DNA.
Did you see the partial reveal yesterday? No?
Quick. Take a look and see the white walls.
And, for heaven’s gates, don’t look below at the photo.
{Which you are probably doing right now out while you are reading the blasted sentence. Am I right?}
Haha. I’m no suckah. So I put a picture of the colors that I used instead.
But here I am throwing my arms open wide to the wind. Or I would be, if I had thought about dragging the tripod out…. so you get Brendan instead. 🙂
TA-DA!
Sing it with me now.
What a feeling
Being’s believing
I can have it all
Now I’m paintin’ for my life
Take your passion
And make it happen
Pictures come alive
You can paint right through your life
I used four different colors and just tried to get a nice, good balance throughout the stencil.
Here’s a peak into the window of my dance party with The Herringbone Shuffle Stencil.
- First I tried just taping with no adhesive spray on the back. I got some bleeding. Probably due to trying to use a brush.
- Then I tried the spray adhesive… a good amount. This cut down on the bleeding, but I still had some seepage.
- Then I switched to a sponge and that helped even more.
- Then I had a lightbulb moment. I realized that no amount of adhesive or careful application was going to give me crisp and clean lines because I have these ridiculous TEXTURED WALLS!
So I sat in the prayer pose and became at one with the hand-painted effect.
Ommmmm…….
These little guides are realllllly something special…. think built in GPS for you brain.
I just wanted a surprise accent.
Surprise!
{Yes. I vacuumed. Just for you.}
Sometimes it’s the unexpected bits that make life more interesting.
So, unexpected…Like if you win your own $50 Stencil Shopping Spree .
That would be an unexpected delight, right?
And you just might if you enter below, yo.
Oh, and be sure to follow Royal Design Studio Stencils on Pinterest, too!
I can’t wait to see which stencil makes you wanna shake your groove thang!
For the real tips visit How to Stencil by Royal Design Studio Stencils.
For some additional inspriation, visit the Royal Design Studios Stencils Stencil Ideas Page.
And if you didn’t see the Dining Room Reveal Yesterday, don’t leave without checking out the before as well as the after!
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- How to Paint Perfect Wall Stripes
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