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« Blogging buddy Loving: BROOKLYNrehab » Add pattern to your walls with stencils I’ve seen a couple faux-wallpaper stencil walls around the blog world lately, so I thought I’d share the two that I’m loving now and the two that I loved oh-so-long-ago in 2009. From design*sponge : From Young House Love : And my favorite oldies: From Modern Homebody / Kelly + Olive : Mid-process And Apartment #412 : Stenciling a pattern onto your walls can be a cheap alternative to wallpaper – and for those that rent, perhaps the only option if you’re looking for pattern and not just color. It’s best in small doses, like in these rooms where the pattern is in a small space or accent wall. Reason being: this is not an easy process! I get tired just reading about stenciling walls! While I don’t know that we’d tackle this particular DIY (our walls are all weird textured anyway), I think it is so awesome that people are being so inventive and creative! The biggest change you can make in a room is with color, and this is a whole new take on using paint to achieve a major makeover. What do you think? Would you take on a project like this? Modern Homebody posted pretty good instructions way-back-when if you’re convinced this is for you! June 18th, 2010 | Category: crafting creativity , diy 4 comments to Add pattern to your walls with stencils Down and Out Chic June 18, 2010 at 9:40 am i like all of the examples you’ve given. i wonder if this is perhaps easier said than done though, especially if you don’t have a penchant towards precision. i’d be willing to give it a go. kay* June 18, 2010 at 5:46 pm aw! thanks for linking to my wall (the final one). it’s definitely made a big impact in my small space – so much so that i’m thinking of changing the pattern….we’ll see though….:) Lillian Chang June 19, 2010 at 8:17 am Ooh, I do love this!! I’ve always wanted wallpaper, but it is more of a hassle (and therefore more expensive!)…but this is a great idea, and it really makes the room look interesting and different, too!! Jess November 15, 2010 at 4:49 am I love wall stencils! I actually just took on my own here: http://casajess.blogspot.com/2010/11/update-on-finished-stencil.html I probably won’t take it on again anytime soon Even though it was just the wall behind my bookcase, it took me a week (on and off and being quite distracted) to finish the whole thing. Leave a Reply Cancel Name (required) Mail (will not be published) (required) Website You can use these HTML tags <a href="" title=""> <abbr title=""> <acronym title=""> <blockquote cite=""> <cite> <code> <del datetime=""> <q cite=""> <strike> Receive additional comments for this post in your email

I’ve seen a couple faux-wallpaper stencil walls around the blog world lately, so I thought I’d share the two that I’m loving now and the two that I loved oh-so-long-ago in 2009.

From design*sponge :

From Young House Love :

And my favorite oldies: From Modern Homebody / Kelly + Olive :

Mid-process

And Apartment #412 :

Stenciling a pattern onto your walls can be a cheap alternative to wallpaper – and for those that rent, perhaps the only option if you’re looking for pattern and not just color. It’s best in small doses, like in these rooms where the pattern is in a small space or accent wall. Reason being: this is not an easy process! I get tired just reading about stenciling walls!

While I don’t know that we’d tackle this particular DIY (our walls are all weird textured anyway), I think it is so awesome that people are being so inventive and creative! The biggest change you can make in a room is with color, and this is a whole new take on using paint to achieve a major makeover.

What do you think? Would you take on a project like this? Modern Homebody posted pretty good instructions way-back-when if you’re convinced this is for you!

Down and Out Chic June 18, 2010 at 9:40 am i like all of the examples you’ve given. i wonder if this is perhaps easier said than done though, especially if you don’t have a penchant towards precision. i’d be willing to give it a go.

i like all of the examples you’ve given. i wonder if this is perhaps easier said than done though, especially if you don’t have a penchant towards precision. i’d be willing to give it a go.

kay* June 18, 2010 at 5:46 pm aw! thanks for linking to my wall (the final one). it’s definitely made a big impact in my small space – so much so that i’m thinking of changing the pattern….we’ll see though….:)

aw! thanks for linking to my wall (the final one). it’s definitely made a big impact in my small space – so much so that i’m thinking of changing the pattern….we’ll see though….:)

Lillian Chang June 19, 2010 at 8:17 am Ooh, I do love this!! I’ve always wanted wallpaper, but it is more of a hassle (and therefore more expensive!)…but this is a great idea, and it really makes the room look interesting and different, too!!

Ooh, I do love this!! I’ve always wanted wallpaper, but it is more of a hassle (and therefore more expensive!)…but this is a great idea, and it really makes the room look interesting and different, too!!

Jess November 15, 2010 at 4:49 am I love wall stencils! I actually just took on my own here: http://casajess.blogspot.com/2010/11/update-on-finished-stencil.html I probably won’t take it on again anytime soon Even though it was just the wall behind my bookcase, it took me a week (on and off and being quite distracted) to finish the whole thing.

I love wall stencils! I actually just took on my own here: http://casajess.blogspot.com/2010/11/update-on-finished-stencil.html I probably won’t take it on again anytime soon Even though it was just the wall behind my bookcase, it took me a week (on and off and being quite distracted) to finish the whole thing.

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coco + kelley

common readers

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elements of style

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everything leb

high street market

ill seen, ill said

isabella and max rooms

isuwannee

kendi everyday

kotori

let us go then, you and i

liever

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when i grow up coach

you are my fave

young house love

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