When it comes to DIY wall stencil projects our stenciling customers are THE BEST resource for real life inspiration for stenciling your own walls to make your house your home. Scroll through to see how they transformed their walls with stencil, learn about their inspiration, and find their stenciling tips for your next project.
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Here are our top winning wall stencil entries
Gatsby Glam Art Deco Wall Stencil-Jaysa McLinn @tanglewood_tablescapes
After stenciling her bathroom tile in the past, Jaysa wanted to challenge herself with a larger stencil project-and an accent wall in her dining room offered the perfect opportunity.
She says, “It turned out better than I could have imagined! My dining room faces a window with a view of tropical trees. I wanted to match the tropical green color and add the stencil with your Metallic Gold Stencil Paint. For something this dramatic and fun, I just had to go with an Art Deco stencil. Stenciling just takes patience. Anyone can do it! Don’t be a freaid to make a mistake. Mistakes can be fixed. Go for it!
Art Deco Fanfare Wall Stencil-Desiree King @justdesking
Desiree wanted to make her laundry room a happy place to be, and we think she succeeded with this wall stencil project using our Art Decor Fanfare stencil. She says, “The pop of green makes me smile every time I’m in there”
Desiree’s tips: use Royal Stencil Brushes as they make “all the difference” and use lots of tape in those tricky to stencil corners.
French Floral Damask Large Wall Stencil-Elyse Camozzo @ecamozzo
This amazing wall stencil project started with the need to replace some old, damaged 80’s wallpaper and accommodate some fixture issues. Elyse used a wide range of our Metallic Stencil Creme Paints to create the look of custom wallpaper. She purposely used different color combinations in the main design elements throughout to keep the “hand painted” look.
Elyse’s stencil tip: Buy 2 sets of stencils for a project like this so you can cut up one set to more easily stencil in the corners and ceiling line.
Starlight Allover Wall Stencil-Michelle Lapinski
Michelle wanted a home office that was both functional and whimsical. After multiple attempts with different stencils and through trial and error she finally found the stencil pattern she was looking for-our popular Starlight Stencil. She used a KERIFI Silver Liquid Chrome Mirror Marker for the stencil.
She said, “I had bought a few others that were faulty, or the paint bled or the design didn’t look great. I was ready to give up until I bought this stencil. I’m so glad I found this wonderful company!”
Modern Souk Moroccan Tile-Carl Hayes @carlhayes0825
Carl lives in Las Vegas, where the sun is blazing and cinderblock walls are the backyard norm. Practical, but uninspiring! He decided to use paint and a wall stencil to give his backyard some life and color!
He used a neutral paint and Palm Green color for the stencil to give his backyard a resort-style feel. A UF resistant matt clear coat was applied afterward to resist fading.
He said, “The cracks and grout lines were a little frustrating at time, but I just took my time and didn’t sweat the imperfections. Loved how our wall turned out!”
Brighton Manor Damask Wall Stencil-Kimberly Kinser
Kimberly said, “My dining room was nice, but the room need a little punch-up. I searched everywhere, looked at many wallpapers, and decided to stencil the Brighton Manor with the Royal Stencil Creme in Smoked Oyster. This way I could customize and save some money. A win/win!”
“I love it, my family loves it, and I’m quite pleased with the results! I got the luxe, country manor look I wanted without spending thousands of dollars on wallpaper.”
Kimberly’s stencil tips: This oversized stencil was a little like wallpapering in that I had to be mindful of pattern layout and match and also staying level. I began in the middle of the arched window because that’s the focal point and went out in both directions from there.
Windsor Damask Wall Stencil-Loraine Cernak
When Loraine and her husband pulled off a wall-size bulletin board in their 115 year old Victorian House they found it had been covering up a VERY large crack. Rather than cover it up, they decided to “make it work” by doing a distressed wall stenciling finish with our Windsor Damask and a mixture of sponged-on leftover paint colors they had.
Loraine said, “My husband distressed the wall in layers working a little each day for about. Week. When the painting was finished, he used the stencil over the paint filling it in with a Prismacolor White colored pencil. Lastly, we hung some empty old antique frames to show off the pretty stencil work. The wall is now the centerpiece of the room!”
More gorgeous wall stencil projects from our talented customers
Asahi Wall Stencil-Angie Markham
Angie wanted to add a personal painted touch to her new home, so she enlisted the help of her creative aunt to stencil this wall with our popular Asahi wall painting stencil.
They stenciled the pattern with watered-down acrylic paint from the craft store and Royal Design Studio Stencil Brushes that her aunt has had for years!
Sage stencil advice: “Less is more! Make sure your brush is not overloaded with paint. Dab off excess on a paper towel prior to applying to the wall.”
Deco Wave Wall Stencil-Aiyana Vaber
Aiyana wanted a hand painted wall mural in her home but found the $1500 price quote too much for her budget-so she decided she could paint something equally cool on her wall-herself!
She reports there was definitely a learning curve but is so happy with final result.
Firefly Bonnie Christine Wall Stencil-Paula Berg
Paula first tried a painted stripe effect in this bedroom and hated it-so she remembered how much she loved the feature wall she stenciled in her master bathroom and decided to stencil the wall instead.
She wanted something subtle and found the Firefly wall stencil a perfect solution. She said, “One thing that made a huge difference is to every now and then color one of the dots a brighter color. I used a deep pink and burnt orange paint for the wall stenciling here and there”.
The wall stenciling, done with Stencil Brush, went very quickly. It actually took longer to paint over the stripes that were there before!
Firenze Panel Furniture Stencil-Rebecca Spencer
After a home renovation made this closet door visible from the main living room, Rebecca decided she need to “fancy it up” and decided on the Firenze Furniture Stencil to do the job. She used acrylic paint in various colors to paint the base and dabbed some here and there to create a distressed background for the panel stencil.
She said, “I love the result-it’s just what I envisioned”.
French Bee Trellis Stencil-Lisa Stover @lastov413
This was Lisa’s first ever stencil project and she says, “I’m so thrilled and it was my first time stenciling!”
For the stenciling she mixed equal parts of our Antique Gold Stencil Creme and Bright Gold Stencil Creme for the perfect color for this bedroom feature wall.
Loose Weave Wall Stencil-Paula Berg
Paula wanted a subtle stenciled feature wall to match a color in her quilt. She took the quilt to Home Depot and they were able to match the exact color she wanted with paint.
She said, “Those big wall stencils go so fast when you use a roller! The entire wall was stenciled in a couple of hours. So easy!”
Nadia Block Print Wall Stencil-Jackie Dahlgren
Jackie wanted something bold and moody for her bathroom and used our stencil brushes and Stencil Creme paints in Black and Pearl Oyster with the Nadia Block Print to get this look.
We hope you enjoyed this roundup of customer Before & After Stencil projects with our wall painting stencil patterns!
You can find links to ALL of our past Before & After Stencil Contest winners here
