Wallpaper menu cafe1/7/2023 ![]() If I placed the bottom of the stencil right on the edge, the design would be above the planks since there is excess mylar all around the design. I wanted the actual design to look like it went behind the planks. I placed the bottom of the stencil a little bit lower than on top of the horizontal plank wall. Once nice thing about using an all-over stencil like the Floral Fireworks pattern I did, you can make some mistakes and they will just blend into the design. You do this so that when you go around the whole room and come back to the starting point, if the pattern doesn’t match up perfectly, it won’t be seen as much. I usually start in a corner, but for the bathroom, I started in the middle of the wall that would become covered by a mirror. To start, place the stencil on the least seen part of the room. I did this because the ceiling has angles which are hard to get into, plus if things don’t line up around the angles, I could simply fix the design by hand painting with a fine tipped paint brush. Instead I started at the bottom and worked up. ![]() Normally I would begin at the ceiling line and work around the room and then keep moving down until I reached the floor or in my case the top of the plank wall. I needed 2 coats to hide the previous color and wallpaper on the walls. Paint the walls using satin white paint, let dry. I do find that the rollers sometimes leave roller edge lines in large open areas of the stencil design, so I prefer using a stencil brush. You can also use stencil rollers that can make the painting process go even faster. You can purchase stencil brushes or foam pouncers at the craft store. Color Ultra Bright White right out of the can.
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