Quick and easy crafts
Walls, floors, and accessories get a dose of designer style with these easy stencil ideas
All dressed up
Although this headboard looks complex, it requires only basic skills and a few bucks. You can purchase PG Bison SupaWood and have the board cut to size at your local hardware store. Use a jigsaw to cut a curvy design. Paint a base coat in a colour you love. When dry, use a stencil roller (find it at a crafts store) to apply a trendy damask stencil in a cool contrasting color. We rounded out this vignette with stencilled pillows. See the July issues 1 and 2 of Home-Dzine Online for stencil designs that you can use for this project.
Style without the fuss
Head-over-heels for high-end wallpaper but not so enamored with the price tag? Create it yourself using a stencil pattern. Paint the wall with a base coat in a deep hue, then stencil the design in a lighter metallic paint. The best part? No picking and peeling stubborn wallpaper when you’re ready for a change. Simply repaint and enjoy.
Climbing the walls
A simple vine stencil can bring patterns found in nature to your interior spaces. Here, the lower portion of the wall is painted a light sage tinted colour and the upper section a deeper shade of the same colour. We used the sage paint to stencil vines onto the top section. Crisp white-painted chair-rail moulding covers the seam between the two colours.
Seaside memories
Basic white curtains are affordable and widely available. Give them a style boost with a quick stencil treatment such as this seaside-style coral design. Lay the curtain on a large work surface or floor. Place cardboard or scrap paper underneath to catch any paint that might bleed through. Use a foam stencil roller to transfer designs all over the fabric.
DIY Tip: To make the curtains washable, use fabrics paint for this project, and heat-set according to the manufacturer’s instructions.
source - meredith publishing