Decorative Painting and Stenciling
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Decorative Painting and Stenciling
| Tue, 03-16-2010 - 7:02pm |
If you want to add a little decorative touch, stenciling and decorative paint techniques have come a long way. You can not only stencil walls now, with different kinds of paint,
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How about some stripes? A how-to: http://www.bhg.com/decorating/paint/decorative-painting/tips-for-painting-stripes/?sssdmh=dm17.549895&esrc=nwcu092011&email=1174305
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A girlfriend of mine did the wide vertical stripes in her bedroom. They were the exact same color, but they alternated between flat and semi-glossy paint. It looked beautiful!! Wow, what a huge project though!! There was plum lining and tons of taping!! I would never have the patience for such a project, but liked the looks of her's.
I've seen that done --- matte v gloss --- with stencils as well! MAkes a wall look like it's fabric and is so classy!
I agree, LOTS of work, but if youhave teh time, are patient, and have the right tape, it' can be worth it (even if oyu only do one wall! LOL)...
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She did her whole bedroom and it was a pretty good sized room too. Then she sold her house after all that work was finished!! She did it again in her next house too. The girl is a glutten for punishment..lol!!
I would love to have that done in my entryway and hallway, but only if someone else besides me did it and did it for free..lol!
Cl-honeygirl45...I did rubber stamping and stenciling for years on cards, gift tags, gift bags and more. Loved doing it and then one day I just didn't like doing it anymore. I still do gift tags sometimes though.
I have a cousin who has a country home and she did stenciling above and on corners of doorways and such. So cute and pretty!!
I like it on some furniture pieces too, but don't have any like that in my own home.