Am I going to regret starting a wall stencil project?
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Anonymous
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I want to import some color into my daughter's new room, without painting all of the walls.
I thought I would buy a large stencil pattern (template) and create a pattern on one wall, and depending on the result and time, do more walls. (I don't like the look of one wall of a different solid color.) Has anyone done this and came out on the other side? Any suggestions for brand / stencil? I saw some on Amazon that were simple and pretty. I don't want an insane amount of work; I am pregnant and my thought was that I could do a little each day. I actually like the look of a chevron or diamond (argyle) pattern, but anticipate this taping would be a lot of work and time. |
Anonymous
We just did a few stenciled designs that did not require a full repeating pattern (less pressure  ) fwiw (or, I have also seen nice "decals").
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Anonymous
| i just did one on a section of my bedroom. it was a repeating pattern so i had to align everything 100% perfectly and was a PITA. if its less involved i would say go for it. also there were a lot of details for paint to dry and get stuck to so i had to clean it five times during the project. that part took longer than i thought. other than that, it took about half a day start to finish and i love the way it looks. while there was some paint bleeds you can't really see them from a distance. just be honest with the amount of effort and time you want to put towards this project. i am glad i did it but don't plan to do it again. |
Anonymous
| You should hire a mural artist |
Anonymous
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I stenciled some furniture last year. Lot of work--more work than just painting. But could you spraypaint?
Alternately, could you buy a decal to stick on the wall? |
Anonymous
| Yes. How dated. |
Anonymous
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just go to target or look online and get the decals. they have some really cute ones. we did this as a kid in my room and it looked bad and then fixing it and repainting was a chore.
once a child is 11-12 they want another room type thing anyway. |
Anonymous
| I think it could be pretty cool. They have done stenciling on young house love: http://www.younghouselove.com/2011/09/dude-stencils-are-no-joke/ |
Anonymous
| I would do vinyl wall cut outs instead. |
Anonymous
| Yes |
Anonymous
| amazon has tons of vinyl cut outs, so much easier. Start your search with "wall pops" just to give you a taste of what is out there. |
Anonymous
| Yes. Is it 1984 and are you my MIL? |
Anonymous
| It seems to me that just painting walls would be a lot faster and easier, if your goal is color without a ton of work. |
Anonymous
| We have Pottery Barn flower stickers (I don't think thye call them that!) on our walls. It's terrific and we can always take them down if we need to. I recommend going the easy way! But that house love stenciling is awesome! |
Anonymous
I don't think it looks dated. It is coming back. Like I really want to do this on one of my dining room walls http://st.houzz.com/simgs/a401e8de010ac496_4-0187/contemporary-stencils.jpg |