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Flower Power:
Botanical Beauties Wall Treatment
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Source:
BHG.com |
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Use stylish stencils and
paint to mimic the look of patterned wallpaper, and you'll avoid the
hassle of installation and cut the cost. Unlike wallpaper, this
overall pattern is one you'll never have to scrape off the walls.
Color-washed rectangles make perfect frames for stenciled botanical
"prints." Hand-painting the rectangles lets you avoid tedious taping.
What You Need:
- Latex paint in dark
and light yellows
- Paintbrush or roller
- Carpenter's level
- Pencil
- Clear glaze
- Good-quality, 2-inch
tapered paintbrush
- 2 purchased stencils
with botanical designs
- Spray stencil
adhesive
- Stencil brushes
- Acrylic stencil or
crafts paints in desired colors
- Paper plates
- Paper towels
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Instructions:
1.
Paint entire wall with dark yellow base coat; let dry.
2.
Mark squares (or rectangles) onto the wall.
Measure your botanical
designs, then divide wall space into a rectangular grid that will
accommodate the designs and suit the size of your wall. Using a
carpenter's level, pencil in the grid, as shown in Photo 1. |
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Photo 1
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3.
Paint light yellow squares. Mix 1 part light yellow paint with 4
parts clear glaze. Following your pencil guides, use the 2-inch
paintbrush to paint alternating light yellow squares freehand. Paint the
corners first, as shown in Photo 2, then fill in the middle.
Imperfection makes the grid more whimsical. If you make a mistake, just
paint over it with dark yellow.
4.
Plan stencil placement. Decide which botanical design you want in
each light-color rectangle. Alternate the designs across the wall.
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Photo 2
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5.
Using one of the botanical stencils, paint the design onto the wall.
Spray back of first overlay with adhesive. Press overlay to wall. Dip a
stencil brush into stencil or crafts paint on a paper plate. Before
painting, blot your brush on a paper towel. Too much paint will cause
bleeding under the stencil. Use a pouncing motion to paint as desired,
as shown in Photo 3. Let the paint dry before applying additional
overlays. Repeat with next overlay until design is complete. Repeat
design as planned across wall. Let dry.
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Repeat Step 5 with the other stencil. |
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Photo 3
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