DIY Stenciled Faux Wallpaper
I love the look of wallpaper – but it can be sooo expensive! When J and I bought our condo {almost exactly 3 years ago}, the first thing we did was wallpaper my office and our master bedroom. I LOVE how it turned out and certainly don’t regret it. But since then, I have come across some GREAT alternatives!
{I apologize for all the crummy iPhone pics!}
Anyway – here is my DIY painted wallpaper that I did in my entryway:
1. I ran across this tutorial awhile back from Emily over at Jones Design Company, and I knew I wanted to try it! I usedthis template that I liked and printed it out, traced it onto cardboard, and then cut that out.
2. I traced the cardboard image with pencil in a repeating pattern on each wall of my entry.
3. Then I just took a small paint brush {the width of how thick I wanted my lines to be} and started painting over all my pencil lines.
I wanted one shade lighter than my wall color {which is Creek Bend by Behr in eggshell} & in a high gloss finish. But Creek Bend is the lightest shade on the color swatch, so I went online to see what one shade lighter is – which is porpoise {the color on the left}. It was waaay too light for me, so I went back to Home Depot and had them darken it by 50%. I took that home and it was STILL too light! Back to the Depot I went, having them darken it again by 25%. And waa-laa! This is what I was looking for! (right)
The finished product:
I love how it turned out! It does require some patience and time – but I think it is worth it. And I especially love the gloss; it creates more interest and provides a great sheen in the evening when we turn on the lamps!
Now I’m hooked and looking forward to my next project! 🙂
>Now my plans for my hallway are getting bigger just by seeing this! Wow, this is great. How long did it take you to do?
Love it.
xx-Kristyn
>So beautiful-love this classic design and the use of the high gloss paint-truly inspiring!
>Wow! This is beautiful! Love the gloss!
>Looks great! I just started that stencil in my bathroom! https://mallicious.blogspot.com/2011/02/master-bathroom-it-begins.html
>I love this! How long did it take you to do this?
>I LOVE THIS!
After helping an aunt UNwall paper basically her whole house, I have not been a fan of wall papper but I do love the look of the patterns. This is a perfect way to add the interest yet not destroy the wall!
Really love the look & the colors of that room. Nice work.
>You did a wonderful job on that! Love how you came up with your own stencil. It looks beautiful.
>That's beautiful!
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>Ooooh, that's so NICE!
>That is beautiful, patient work!!
>Beautiful! I love paint/stencil as an alternative to wallpaper (too much scraping history). Your design is gorgeous!
(Hi Cassity!)
Have a wonderful day, ladies!
Roeshel
>OMG!!! I love this…I think I'll try this same for my home office. Thanks for the tips.
>Love, love, love this! I did a similar thing in my other home but I used clear glaze as I wanted a subtle tone on tone look to my wall. Now, I want to do it again in my new home! Thanks for the inspiration!
>Wow, the walls look awesome! Love the look of the glossy pattern against the wall colour. I'm sure it took a lot of time & patience, but definitely worth the effort 🙂
>I would just worry I wouldn't be able to keep it all straight!
what should i do if i make a mistake on the high gloss paint design? how do i erase it from the base flat paint