stencils

If you’re the type of person who has ever scoured through countless wallpaper books only to come away feeling like you just didn’t find quite what you were looking for … then this post is for you!

It might be time to do a custom wall treatment with the very talented Adela! Adela Vystejnova emigrated from the Czech Republic and trained at the prestigious art school SSUR. She has exhibited in North America and Europe.

I had the pleasure of looking through Adela’s gorgeous portfolio this week and I couldn’t contain my excitement over the possibilities.

She does everything by hand and can create custom treatments based on your own color and pattern preferences. Need a little less gold … a little more gray? No problem. Want to swap a pattern onto a different backgrounds. Done!

Here are a few of my favorites …

This one mimics the look of cement … a perfect way to add a little industrial vibe.

Each one is prettier than the next! And durable too! Each treatment is washable, and won’t crack over time. If you are interested in working with Adela – please contact her at globalmurals@yahoo.com and tell her I sent you! Not only is she an amazing artist but such a sweet person and a new mommy as well! I don’t know how she does it!

When you think of wall stencils does it conjure up an ugly 1980’s kitchen with a border of ducks or ivy painted around the ceiling?

Yeah. Me too. Until I saw some of the fabulous rooms below. No these are not wallpapers. They are done with stencils!

I am in love with what Janell of Isabella and Max Rooms did here using a stencil from Whitewall & Co. Be sure to read her tutorial.

And then there’s this lovely office in the home of Emily from Jones Design Company.

She also gives a step by step tutorial of creating her “painted wallpaper” and you can download the template she created herself.

How about this bathroom ceiling in the home of Michelle of Three Men and A Lady?

She used the Trellis pattern from Cutting Edge Stencils.

What a great way to give a kind of architectural feature to tiny little bathroom.

Here are a couple of my favorites from their collection:

Moroccan Dream

Mountain Ash

Another great source for stencil patterns is Olive Leaf Stencils. Check out some of these swoon worthy rooms done using their designs.

Art Deco Flora

Pin Cushion Protea

Ikat Pattern No. 1

I think these are great ways to get the look of really high end wallpaper for simply the cost of the stencil and some paint. (And maybe a trip to the chiropractor … especially if you are doing a ceiling!)

What do you think? Weekend project anyone?

Move over wallpaper …

Stencils get a glamorous makeover…

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