Hand Stenciled Accent Wall

boring plain wall

My bedroom was lacking character, even after painting the walls a pale lilac. Luckily I had extra time on my hands and a great wall stencil stashed in the basement.

I measured the width of the wall and started in the top center if the wall. Make sure your stencil is level using a small hand level. I have swirled plaster walls so I had to use tape to hold the stencil in place.

I could have simply painted while the stencil was in place but I wanted the look of free hand painting so I traced the stencil lightly with a pencil over the entire wall before painting.

The painting took a few evenings to finish. I used a small brush and custom mixed my paint from my paint collection in the basement. 

I love the way it turned out, it reminds me of the wallpaper in my grandmothers bedroom. Best part - it did not cost me a thing besides my time!