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Stenciling your walls is a budget friendly project. So consider setting aside a day or even just an afternoon for a fun and rewarding project that can give any room in your house a fast and refreshing boost.

Stenciling lets you build your own personal touch to your walls and puts you in charge of the size, shape and theme of your project. All you need is a little bit of planning and preparation including choosing a theme, colours, and either buying or making your own stencils. The options are really endless with stenciling as you can decide to stencil an entire room, a tiny corner, over a fireside, around a door, stencil a border or maybe a blessing over your babies crib.

Some considerations :

* make sure the colours you select blend in with the current color of the walls.
* think about employing word stencils- a good way to personalize a youngsters room.
* For truly tiny stenciling projects, you may wish to consider stencil crayons though most agree that using paint lasts longer and looks bolder.
* Consider custom stencils if you have a special design, shape or theme
* Some favor using artist acrylic paint as it can give more control and is thicker than regular paint.
* Purchase stenciling brushes so that the paint gets applied smoothly with the correct sized brush.
* Matte or Satin Finish paint looks the best for stenciling.
* Practice stenciling on a board before going to the walls

Remember- proper Preparation = a successful project :

* Walls have to be smooth for successful stenciling, so wipe down the area to be stenciled with some damp cloths and mild soap, when necessary.
* fix any cracks on the walls.

Stenciling concepts :

Youngsters Bedroom
Animals, trains, autos, aeroplanes, butterflies, flowers, stars, clouds. There are even some fullsize or body size stencils in the form of a gymnast, balletdancer, basketball player and more.

Family Room
Under a mantle, you can stencil the words family, or a family record with the names of your folks members.

Kitchen
Grapes, coffee pots, “dinner is served” and other lovable food item stencils can really liven up your kitchen.

The best part of stenciling is that it is not permanent! If you don’t like the finishing project, then paint over it with the original wall color. But with proper planning, color selection and technique, you will certainly be pleased with your wall stencil!

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