Wall covering and fabric to coordinate to.
It’s not often that I use stencils but at times it is the best way the get the most accurate representation of a coordinating fabric or wall covering design. In this particular case I was asked to coordinate my painting in the kitchen to wall covering in an adjacent dining room.
The design could have been done with one custom stencil because the elements of the design don’t actually touch. However, I have found that by creating a set of registered stencils, one for each color, the painting goes faster and you don’t need to worry about over lapping colors by mistake.
Close-up of stenciling
Custom designed stenciling
The designs for this project were not duplicates of the wall covering or fabric. Never copy a design identically. You can integrate portions of the original design changing color locations and rearrange the design elements as in the close-up of the border. The manufacturer didn’t offer a design like this.
• When coordinating to other designs sometimes stenciling can be more accurate and faster to apply.
• Designing a stencil for each color can often save time.
• Never duplicate someone else’s design.
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