Hi everyone… I love using stencils as I think it is such a fun way to update your furniture. You may remember the little table makeover I did last year. Soooo… when I read about raised stencils I actually was so intrigued I could not wait to try it out myself. I love the idea of adding depth and texture to the furniture with dimensional stenciling.
I decided to test this out on a piece I was submitting for a Fab Furniture Flippin’ Contest in January. {maybe not such a bright idea to do something for the first time on a piece which is going for a contest but how else will I learn?}
I loved the piece of furniture but I thought it was missing something, so I decided to add a little texture and depth to the doors.
I decided to use this damask stencil on the doors.
After careful research, where I found people used plaster and vinyl spackle for this, I decided to use the equivalent of spackle {correct me if I am wrong} in the UK – polyfilla, paste used for filling up cracks and holes. Well actually I ended up using wood filler that I already had at home, well it is almost the same…
So I started by taping the stencil on the door with some frog tape and using an old card ( I found an old credit card worked better than most tools I tried) applied the wood filler over the stencil.
When the stencil design was fully covered with the filler, I lifted the stencil straight up whilst it was still wet and repeated the step on the other door. .
If you can see any imperfections, you can tidy it up whilst it is still wet.
Once you are happy, let the filler dry.
I left it for 24 hours to dry completely. When the filler has dried, sand slightly over and then paint!
I painted it using some home made chalk paint and used clear wax, to bring out the details I used some dark wax.
I am absolutely thrilled with the results..
Voila!!! What do you think?
You can see the post on how I created the cabinet makeover and full post on the Fab Furniture Flippin’ piece here.
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Hi Evija, I thought your cabinet re-do turned out great, you are so crafty. Your tutorial is wonderful and will help others see that it is not difficult to use stencils. I have used stencils on tags with the filler, it was fun to make. I need to do that again.
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Karren
Stopping back by, Evija, I just Pinned and Tweeted your dresser!!
This is absolutely gorgeous! Very clever idea as well, I love it! I need to write this down as something to try. Love love love it!
It looks awesome, what a cool way to use a stencil too! x #makinghome
It looks great, I have used embossing paste I think it was called before to do one. I love how you finished it off . #makinghome
It looks great – and not something I’ve seen before, and love the polyfilla/ wood filler swap too 🙂 #makinghome
Thank you Stephanie 🙂
This is actually amazing! I have everything required in the stash and I am totally going to give this a go. #MakingHome
Thanks Annie, yes give it ago.. it is so much fun and actually is very effective when finished 😉 would love to see what you come up with
I loved your tutorial ,I am going to try it .
Please do Theresa, and once you have would love to see how it turned out!! Please send me a photo or tag me on social media! Good luck!
I cannot wait to try this, I love it!!
Thank you for sharing!
Did you win the contest?
Thank you Pat, it is a great technique, good luck! Unfortunately, it didn’t win but I did sell it and the new owners absolutely loved it!
Beautiful – Q: Can I use a regular plastic stencil or do I need to buy one specific for this?
Q: Would the results be the same if I used a thin wood appliqué?
Thanks for sharing your project – So helpful!
Hi Sandra I used a regular stencil without any problems. Sorry I’m not sure about the appliqué as I have never used it ! Thank you