Upcycle a Wood Dresser With A Moroccan Tile Stencil

Welcome! Cutting Edge Stencils is excited to teach how to give an outdated piece of wood furniture new life with a Moroccan Tile Stencil. We spotted this ordinary painted wood dresser on Facebook Marketplace for only 20 dollars. We saw great potential in it and knew we had to have it! Now, Cutting Edge Stencils wants to take you through the simple steps on how we transformed this painted wood dresser into a brand new stenciled masterpiece with our Ambrosia Moroccan Tile Stencil!

Let’s Start With A Body Makeover!

Before we begin stenciling our Moroccan tile stencil pattern, let’s work on the furniture frame. Remove the drawers and any hardware from your piece. Our next two steps are going to help us create adhesion in order for our paint to stick. First, you are going to use 120-220 grit sandpaper to sand off the preexisting clear coat on your wood furniture.

Dust it off and wipe it down with Denatured Alcohol to pick up any leftover dust. Then, apply 2 coats of STIX primer to the body of your piece with a 4″ dense foam roller for stenciling.

Once completely dry, use the foam roller for stenciling to add two coats of Black by Benjamin Moore. Since we are also stenciling a tile stencil pattern on wood with this paint, make sure your paint has a flat sheen.

Get Exposed Wood Drawers for Your Moroccan Tile Stencil

Before stripping the paint off your wood furniture stencil project, find a well-ventilated area, and make sure to put on gloves. Apply Klean Strip paint stripper with a chip brush over your drawers. Once the paint looks like it is starting to peel, take a putty knife, and scrape the paint off in the same direction as the wood. It’s super satisfying! ;)

Once the paint is removed, use 120 grit sandpaper to remove the existing stain underneath the paint. Your goal is to have raw wood before staining. Once the wood is stained, you get to use your Moroccan tile stencil!

Take a chip brush and apply Varathane’s Summer Oak waterbased wood stain in the same direction as the wood grain. Let it sit for a couple of seconds and then take a paper towel and wipe it off in the same direction as the grain of the wood. Once your stain has completely dried, it’s time to start your tile stenciling project!

How To Stencil A Moroccan Tile Stencil Pattern On Wood

Find the center of your piece and align it with the star in the center of the stencil. Take a brush for stenciling and stipple (pounce) Navajo White over the inner stars and Black on the outer stars.

Align the stencil with the previously painted registration marks and repeat!

Protect Your Moroccan Tile Stencil Pattern

Finally, the last step! Take a Nylon/Polyester brush and apply two coats of water-based semi-gloss polyurethane to the entire piece for protection and shine.

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