Saturday, August 4, 2012

Dinning Room Wall Stencil

I LOVE accent walls and since I was seeing tons of wall stencil ideas in pinterst so I knew I had to join the party and had the perfect wall to do it.  


Boring nothing wall in my dinning room that I had no clue what to fill it with.  I then purchased the "Rabbat All Over Stencil"  from Cutting Edge Designs and went to work.  

1.  I had to paint the wall white since I wanted the stencil part to be white and the rest to match my wall color.


2. I started from the bottom and worked my way up.  What I learned is to let the paint dry up a bit before you go to the next section.  Since the stencil I purchased you had to overlap, if you didn't let it dry, it would smudge all over... Trust me, don't do it!!

So close, yet so far....


The hardest part was bending the stencil to do the tops and sides.  I should of waited till the hubs got home because using your 2 hands and 1 foot to hold in place was pretty difucult.


3. Finish up by taking a small paint brush and using the white fill in all of the little slip ups you may have had (Don't worry, we all have them) 

The Big Reveal...


The wall then seemed still a little empty so I bought these mirrors from Pottery Barn and these chairs on clearance at Kirkland Home.   I now LOVE my little dinning area that was so plain before.

25 comments:

  1. how elegant!! this is a truly stunning room, well done! the colors are so peaceful and relaxing and the stencil is a bold statement--it all blends so nicely together :) im sure your guests will feel right at home eating a meal in there, well done!

    katie@little things bring smiles

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  2. Your wall is gorgeous! I bet it took forever.

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    1. Thanks Jenn! It took me one full day of doing that and nothing else!!

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  3. Beautiful! YOu must be so patient to get all of that lined up so well. Thanks for joining the party at One Creative Weekend! I hope to see you back tomorrow.

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  4. AWESOME! You are a brave girl to take that on by yourself! It looks awesome! I just became your newest follower, You've got some awesome ideas, and i wanna get to that giveaway! I'd love if you came over and checked out my brand new blog, and if you feel so inclined, follow me too! Nice work girl, the wall is gorgeous!
    Stacia @ http://feathersandsunshine.blogspot.com

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  5. It looks beautiful! Love the mirrors, it definitely gives it that pop! :)

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  6. I just found your blog through "The Pleated Poppy" What I Wore link-up. I love your DIY projects and overall style. Saving this link!!

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  7. that looks fabulous! i can never figure out which to paint...so you saying you painted the wall white first, and then did the stencil in your wall color helped me out. i think, lol.

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  8. That looks fantastic! I love the color of the wall too. It looks great with your beautiful chairs. :) Megan

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  9. Wow this is beautiful! It caught my attention at the practically functional party. Looks like it was a lot of work, and rather tedious? But- totally worth it in the end. Some day, when I'm out of apartment living- I want to have a dining room as lovely as yours!
    http://www.sewingourlifetogether.blogspot.com

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  10. Your dining room is beautiful! I love the wall, the pattern and colors are so pretty. And those mirrors look great! We stenciled our bedroom wall and it was a pain, but worth it. I would love if you shared this at my Throwback Thursday link party. I hope to see you there! http://www.hubbymademe.com/throwback-thursday-no-8/

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  11. I love it! It looks fabulous and you did a great job. I just finished my own wall stenciling project this weekend, but because we live in an apartment I didn't stencil an entire wall, just a little dandelion decoration on an accent wall. :-)

    Thanks for sharing at The Fun In Functional!

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  12. Oh!! I love this!! It looks like a lot of work though!! You did awesome! Found you through Mom on Time Out and excited to be a new follower!! :)

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  13. I love your room! The stencil looks great, I'm also in love with the rug!

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  14. Your dining room looks amazing! Your stenciled wall looks like it really brings everything together.

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  15. That does look lovely - the chairs look so nice too! You've done it so it looks like expensive wallpaper which is lovely!

    Sarah
    http://acatlikecuriosity.blogspot.co.uk/

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  16. The stenciled wall looks great! as does your whole dining area!


    Thanks for linking to a Round Tuit!
    Hope you have a fabulous weekend!
    Jill @ Creating my way to Success
    http://www.jembellish.blogspot.com/

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  17. LOVE this!! I am getting ready to stencil a wall. I hope it turns out as good as yours. {I'm a little scared} Thanks so much for sharing with us at Link It Up Thursday.:)

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  18. That's amazing! It's hard to believe it's done with a stencil.

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  19. I love your stencils. This is a great tutorial. Thank you so much for sharing with Wednesdays Adorned From Above Link Party last week. This weeks Link Party is opened at
    http://www.adornedfromabove.com/2012/09/simple-anti-aging-moisturizer-and.html
    from Wednesday until Sunday.
    Hope to see you there.
    Debi Bolocofsky
    Adorned From Above
    www.adornedfromabove.com

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  20. Congratulations! You've been featured on Handy Man, Crafty Woman's Wicked Awesome Wednesday! This wall stencil is stunning! Please feel free to stop by the website and pick up your button!

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  21. What a difference! Love how the wall turned out! Thanks so much for sharing at Mom On Timeout!

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  22. Thank you so much for sharing this at my Throwback Thursday party. I'm featuring you at this week's party! I hope you'll join me again and grab your feature button if you want it! LOVE LOVE LOVE your dining room! http://www.hubbymademe.com/throwback-thursday-no-9/

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