Entwined Feature Wall
Stencils are a great affordable DIY way to quickly revamp a space for special occasions. In July, when HGTV gave us only two days notice about filming a segment at our studio, it was a great push for us to work on a number of wall stenciling projects around the studio that we had been meaning to get to. This Entwined Allover stencil feature wall is one of them! It really makes a huge difference in our conference room and definitely adds a serious element of design to the previously bare space. We want to share how to perfect a feature wall, and in this tutorial, we are going to focus mainly on stencil alignment and prepping your wall to be stenciled. Enjoy!
Stencil Supplies: What You Will Need
This designer accent wall look doesn’t require much. Here is what you’ll need to make this wall stenciling project you own:
- Cutting Edge Stencils Entwined Allover stencil
- Stencil Clip-on Level
- Stencil Brush
- Benjamin Moore Gray Owl (background color), Brown Horse (stencil color)
- Paint Can Opener
- Blue Painters Tape
- Dense foam roller
- Styrofoam plate
- Paper Towels
Prepping Your Feature Wall
Preparing your wall properly before stenciling is an important step to ensure beautiful crisp edges and reduce bleed. Here are some tips:
- Before any kind of painting, you want to make sure your wall is clean. This often means quickly wiping it down with a damp cloth. This helps the stencil paint color adhere better to the background.
- Once your walls are dust free, it’s time to take out your blue painters tape and tape out the space that you will be stenciling (in our case, a feature wall).
- Instead of ripping lots of smaller pieces and laying them down, a faster way is to put your hand through the hole in the role of tape and with you other hand unravel and place the tape down without tearing the tape.
- You want to make sure that the edge where the tape meets the wall is nicely pressed down so that paint can’t get underneath.
Placing Your Stencil
The first stencil placement is the most important because you will be lining up the rest of your repeats based on your initial placement. We recommend starting in the top left corner of your wall. Check that the bubble is between the two lines on the level and place your stencil with a few pieces of painters tape. A fun tip: put the tape on the stencil first and then simply press the tape down once your stencil is placed.
Load Your Dense Foam Roller
Once your Entwined Allover stencil is level and placed, take your dense foam roller, load your paint and then offload onto a piece of paper towel. If your roller is dripping with paint or looks blotchy, you’ll want to even it out by using a rolling motion on your styrofoam plate. If it now looks even across the roller but there is still too much paint, then it is time to offload onto your paper towel and stencil! For detailed instructions, be sure to watch our how to stencil videos and the video featuring this project at the end of the post.
Stencil Allignment
Each stencil has unique alignment. You can see above how to align the Entwined Allover stencil. Sometimes if a wall is not perfectly straight, alignment can get a bit tricky. Our advice is to do your best to find a balance between your stencil being perfectly aligned and also level. If you have to slightly compromise one or the other it is better to have the stencil level and not perfectly aligned. Of course, if the alignment is slightly off, you don’t want to roll over that part of the stencil again because this will result in an error in the pattern.
Final Stenciled Look
Here you can see what a difference this feature wall makes in the space. With Greg and Janna working together, this wall was completed in only a couple of hours and was TV ready in no time!
For a step-by-step look at this stencil project, watch the short, fun and informative video below:
What to do next?
- Shop Cutting Edge Stencils to buy your favorite allover stencils!
- Check out our other blog post tutorials to get even more decorating ideas.
- Check out Cutting Edge Stencils Facebook and Pinterest page for loads of great ideas.
- Go to Benjamin Moore for paint colors that are perfect for your space.
Thanks for stopping by!
Sincerely,
~Gabi and the Cutting Edge Stencils Crew