How to Stencil & Stain Furniture with a Faux Wood Inlay

How to Stencil & Stain Furniture with a Faux Wood Inlay

How to Stencil Video Tutorial - Wood is an essential element of boho chic style. Incorporating marquetry, wood carvings, or wood inlays can serve to infuse a contemporary space with an air of tradition. They provide earthy counterpoints and add to the richness and harmony of any home’s design. Watch the video and follow the instructions below to learn how you can create your own faux wood inlay furniture using Moroccan Stencils and different stains…

DIY VIDEO TUTORIAL - How to Stencil & Stain Furniture with a Faux Wood Inlay Design - Royal Design Studio Moroccan Furniture Stencils

Wood is an essential element of boho chic style. Incorporating marquetry, wood carvings, or wood inlays can serve to infuse a contemporary space with an air of tradition. They provide earthy counterpoints and add to the richness and harmony of any home’s design. Watch the video and follow the instructions below to learn how you can create your own faux wood inlay furniture using Moroccan Stencils and different stains…


Supplies

Step 1: Place and secure the Moroccan Geometry Stencil onto the center front of the piece of furniture using painter’s tape.

DIY VIDEO TUTORIAL - How to Stencil & Stain Furniture with a Faux Wood Inlay Design - Royal Design Studio Moroccan Furniture Stencils

Step 2: Load the 1 ½” stencil brush with Antique Mahogany Stain & Seal®. Offload the excess stain from your brush using a paper towel. Use a circular motion with light to medium pressure when you paint the stain onto the stencil design.

DIY VIDEO TUTORIAL - How to Stencil & Stain Furniture with a Faux Wood Inlay Design - Royal Design Studio Moroccan Furniture Stencils

Step 3: Remove the stencil and use the registration marks built into the stencil to reposition it for the next repeat.

Step 4: Repeat Step 2 and Step 3 until the front, back and sides of the furniture are stenciled. On the sides, start stenciling from the top using the ceiling filler that comes with this stencil. Allow to dry.

DIY VIDEO TUTORIAL - How to Stencil & Stain Furniture with a Faux Wood Inlay Design - Royal Design Studio Moroccan Furniture Stencils

Step 5: Replace the stencil directly on top of the pattern you just stenciled. Use the ½” stencil brush and Van Dyke Brown Stain & Seal® to stencil the smaller design elements. Repeat this step with the front, back, and sides of the furniture. Allow to dry.

DIY VIDEO TUTORIAL - How to Stencil & Stain Furniture with a Faux Wood Inlay Design - Royal Design Studio Moroccan Furniture Stencils

Step 6: Mix 1 part Honey Pine Stain & Seal® with 1 part SoSlow Extender. Apply the mixture over the entire furniture piece with a chip brush. Immediately remove the excess mixture with cheesecloth.

DIY VIDEO TUTORIAL - How to Stencil & Stain Furniture with a Faux Wood Inlay Design - Royal Design Studio Moroccan Furniture Stencils

Step 7: Protect your furniture piece with 2 coats of water based polyurethane or Annie Sloan Clear Wax. 

DIY VIDEO TUTORIAL - How to Stencil & Stain Furniture with a Faux Wood Inlay Design - Royal Design Studio Moroccan Furniture Stencils

Now you have beautiful faux wood inlay furniture! If you want to take this DIY project to the next level and create a faux bone inlay, you can use a mixture of Old White Chalk Paint® and Pearl Oyster Royal Stencil Creme for some of the design elements.

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