Stencils Continued...
This is where a little bit of magic happened.... Drew took over... I am not one for details and patients when it comes to projects... In fact just tonight I spray painted a round mirror.... I got one strip of tape on it and said forget it.... Why else did they invent goof off?!
I will say that i did paint the walls in the bathroom first, point me! Again, I chose Sherwin Williams, light french grey... We chose a satin, and gloss finish of the same color... We painted on the gloss first, and then when we painted the stencil we did the satin which is a flatter sheen... So Drewpy took the reins... Found the center of the wall, and placed the new stencil paper over it...
The stencil paper is more of a plastic, so it doesn't warp when wet with paint, and clear so you can trace easily...
We used a high density foam roller, we kept an old pillowcase next to the tray. After you get paint on the roller, we rolled it on the pillow case so that the roller had minimal paint on it...
Too much paint on the roller and you would get paint runs, underneath the stencil...
Drew did super light strokes, multiple times... We ended up going back through and painting two coats...
Drew just pushed the stencil in the corner and rolled it... I kept telling him to wait until the end and cut it so it fit in the corner easier, but this seemed to work for him...
This is in the middle of the second coat of stencil...
A sneak peak of the stencil drying....
It is so nice to have a busier pattern, toned way down because the color is the same, but just a hint of gloss....
Final pictures hopefully soon!
oh good h. I am exactly the same way with exercising patience in projects...which is why nothing ever turns out that well. I'm so focused on the end result and just want it done...NOW. No time for measuring or taping or doing things neatly. I think your stenciled wall is going to be awesome!Sorry about the cardboard mishap. how obnoxious. i love the gray on gray!
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