| Unless you are talented enough to wisp a brush | | | | careful or everybody you know will want one. |
| through paint and come up with a masterpiece, | | | | We like to be unique. And since we were all created |
| decorating with stencils is a great way for you to | | | | to be different, we should have our own style. As |
| experience the satisfaction of being an artist of | | | | Clairee so eloquently put it in Steel Magnolias, "The |
| decorative painting. | | | | ability to accessorize is what separates us from the |
| And of course, art is all about decorating our lives. We | | | | animals." |
| want color and pictures everywhere we look. | | | | Well, anytime you pick clothing off the rack at a store |
| Otherwise our eyes would have nothing to gaze upon | | | | notice that it is also available in four different colors |
| and our spirits would be bored. | | | | and 10 different sizes. In other words about 500 other |
| You've come to the right place for great stenciling | | | | people can be wearing the same thing. What a |
| ideas and how to information. If you think that stencils | | | | dilemma! |
| are just for walls, you'll be surprised. | | | | Oh wait! I have a great idea. Use a stencil to |
| You can liven up any room by decorating a piece of | | | | personalize your clothes (well not all of them). You can |
| furniture to match the theme of the space or create | | | | paint one large image on the front and center of a |
| one of its own. I bet you have a worn down old | | | | t-shirt or maybe just a small design on a pocket. |
| dresser or out of style cabinet sitting around your | | | | Decorate a pair of jeans or a jean jacket. You can |
| house or collecting dust in the attic. Can you imagine it | | | | paint an image on the front legs of the jeans (near the |
| as the new focal point in your living room? Alright, so it | | | | ankle or on the thigh) or just a small emblem on the |
| might take a little imagination but put your mind to it and | | | | back pocket. |
| I bet you'll be dragging it out to the garage and | | | | Can you think of a better way to make team or sport |
| slathering paint on it before you know what's gotten | | | | shirts? If it's for a kids group, getting them involved can |
| into you. | | | | be great fun not to mention a good team spirit building |
| Using stencils while furniture painting is a great way to | | | | experience. Don't forget that stencils are designed to |
| decorate! Custom hand painted furniture adds an | | | | replicate an exact image every time used so the shirts |
| exclusive feel to any room whether it's a formal living | | | | for your team will all be alike. |
| area or a child's room. Stencils can be applied to parts | | | | Stencils can help you create some great art for |
| of the furniture as an accent or spread over the whole | | | | framing too! I bet you didn't even think about that. You |
| piece to create an entire scene. Here are some ways | | | | can customize the art in a room to really suit the |
| to use stencils to decorate furniture. | | | | decor. Choose the theme, color, size and combine |
| Paint an image on the inside panels of cabinet doors. A | | | | stencils to make a scene! Create one art piece with a |
| single Fleur de lis works great for a traditional look. Do | | | | single stencil or use more to create a collection of art. |
| you have an old armoire rotting in the shed? Put a | | | | What about the walls? Using stencils to add pizazz to |
| coat of fresh paint on it and decorate each door with | | | | walls opens up so many opportunities. You can create |
| a matching stencil design. These pieces are great | | | | borders up at the ceiling level or near the chair railing. |
| storage and even better to hide the TV so don't let old | | | | Combine several designs to create a mural. Or just |
| furniture go unused when you can create art with | | | | add one small image to add a little fun and mischief to |
| them. | | | | a room (like a fairy hovering around a light switch). |
| Use several related stencil images to paint a still life on | | | | As you can see, decorating with stencils is a great |
| the top a table. Can you picture several different | | | | way to enhance the beauty of your home, your closet |
| flower stencils bursting from the center of a table? | | | | and yourself! I hope you enjoy the ideas and |
| Think of the color infusion you can work into the | | | | information in this article and have found some |
| artwork. It would be an instant conversation piece. Be | | | | inspiration to decorate with stencils. |