IF YOU'VE EVER BEEN DISAPPOINTED WITH A SLOPPY STENCIL DESIGN ON YOUR FRESHLY PAINTED PROJECT, YOU'RE GOING TO LOVE TODAY'S LAVENDER FIELDS MAKEOVER! If you've ever been disappointed with a sloppy stencil design on your freshly painted project, ...
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Blueberry Painted French Provincial | Color Blending
Does color and color blending scare you? It can be intimidating, right? It doesn't even matter how gorgeous the color is. If it makes a strong statement and has a personality of its own -- it's cause for pause. I totally get it because, after all ...
How To Use Gilding Wax on Painted Furniture
Hello sweet friends! Have you tried gilding wax on any of your makeovers yet? If not, I hope today's post inspires you to give it a go! I've been applying metallic accents to a lot of my work and I'm loving the effect. The best part, depending on ...
7 Furniture Stenciling Tips | French Trellis Buffet Makeover
Hi guys! Have you ever thought of stenciling an ENTIRE piece of furniture? Have you been seeing those drop-dead-gorgeous furniture stenciling ideas on Pinterest and in decor magazines lately? I've been admiring the pieces with bold contrast and ...
7 Inspiring Furniture Stencil Ideas
If you LOVE pattern and design, today's round-up of inspiring furniture stencil ideas will get your creative juices flowing! Visiting each of these talented artists is a great reminder that stenciling pattern and design can be done in unique and ...
Mandala Stencils – MCM Dresser Makeover
There's so much creative inspiration online. Ever since I saw Kirsten Skovbon's Danish bohemian style on Instagram (linked at end of post), I've been wanting to get creative with mandala stencils. They're soooo beautiful in design, and also in ...
How To Add Graphic Furniture Transfers – Vintage Teacart Restyle
Hi friends! Can you believe it's October already? We've been having unseasonably warm weather here in the Toronto area, but it's almost time to pull out the Fall sweaters and jackets. Spring and Fall are my favorite time of year, so I'm looking ...
How To Create Raised Stencil Designs | Goodwill Cabinet Makeover
Hello friends! I hope you had a relaxing weekend and your week is off to a great start! For the past two weeks, I've been doing everything a little slower due to a rotator cuff injury. Thankfully I'm still able to work, I just have to be careful. No ...
Peek-A-Boo Design: Stencil with Milk Paint!
Hello my painting friends! Have you ever noticed there's a wealth of information on stenciling; even more information on Milk Paint, but not a whole lot of advice on stenciling with milk paint? ...
Raised Stencil: Time To ‘Fancy’ My Furniture
I'm always on the lookout for inspiring ideas to fancy-up my salvaged furniture. Embossed and raised stenciled furniture has been around for years. DIY'ers have now come up with a variety of easy and inexpensive ways to achieve this look. With ...
Chalk Stencil Transfer Onto Furniture … A Timely Technique
Hello my friends! Today I'm going to share a simple way to transfer images using chalk. But before I do, I want to give a BIG shout out to all you fabulous DIY'er around the globe! I checked my Google Analytic's today and I'm ecstatically happy, ...
How to Make a Stencil…No Costly Gadgets Required!
I've done my fair share of stenciling in the past. Okay, admittedly, it was way back in the 90's. But with the growing trend of stenciled furniture, walls, floors, pillows, curtains, or pretty much anything with a flat surface ...I'm inspired to ...
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