How to make a stencil for painting walls with your own hands

Choosing the right wallpaper pattern is not easy - not everyone likes the same type of patterns. To create an individual, unique design, you can use stencils for walls for painting. Templates for stencils are prepared with your own hands, the whole process can be done even in the absence of skills.

Content:

• What are wall stencils
• Stencil Materials
• Types of stencils
• Where to get templates
• Stencil Tools
• Instructions for making stencils
• Choosing a picture for a room
• For the bedroom
• For children
• For kitchen
• For the living room
• For the hallway
• Paint for drawings
• Acrylic paint
• Oil paint
• Tempera paint
• Decorating paints
• Paint Technology
• Choosing a decor
• Stencil fixing
• Transfer a picture to a wall
• Work with bulk stencils
• Stencils instead of wallpaper
• Wallpaper stencils

What are wall stencils

Stencils for painting walls - devices with which you can apply any image to the surface (symbols, drawings, letters, pictures, etc.). Dressing with stencils is relevant not only on the walls, but also on:

• cabinets;
• door leafs;
• headsets;
• the windows.

Stencils help give the interior of the room a certain style - Art Nouveau, Japanese style and many others. It is possible to apply textured drawings, decorate wallpaper with pictures. Drawings made using stencils are able to give a room a twist and mask defects.

Stencil Materials

Templates for the interior can be done independently or purchased ready-made. Shop products are most often made from vinyl film on an adhesive basis. Stencils easily adhere to the surface, after which ink is applied. Plastic products (polyvinyl chloride) are sold, usually used to create stucco patterns, therefore more dense. After removing the template, a three-dimensional drawing will be created - the original decor of the room.

At home, make stencils:

• from paper;
• from cardboard;
• from roll paper, wallpaper.

You can purchase a special thin plastic. Making stencils from it will allow you to use them repeatedly, plastic will be more convenient to use.

Types of stencils

Templates are simple (single-color) and combined (multi-color). Simple ones help to apply a drawing of only one color, perfect for beginners. Multicolor divided into sections and are intended for painting in different shades.

The following types of stencils are available:

• voluminous - suggest the use of decorative putty, which creates elements protruding above the surface of the picture;
• reverse (anti-stencils) - the area behind the template is stained, and not inside, the wall should have a contrasting color.

By the frequency of operation of the product are disposable, reusable. The former are made of paper, wallpaper, and the latter are made of more durable materials.

Where to get templates

The easiest way is to purchase a suitable template in a hardware store. In large supermarkets there is always a large selection of similar products that are made from vinyl. You can order products in a company engaged in advertising signs, printed products. On special equipment, the desired template of the appropriate size will be printed.

The product can be cut with your own hands. If you have the ability to draw it yourself, you can find it on the Internet, download it, increase it to the desired size. The printout is done at home or in a specialized company.

Stencil Tools

In addition to the blank itself, printed on paper, you will need:

• sheets (or one sheet) of cardboard, plastic;
• a simple pencil, well sharpened;
• stationery knife, scissors;
• flat table or other convenient working area;
• heavy objects or masking tape.

Instructions for making stencils

The technique for making the template is simple. After finishing the search for a suitable picture and printout, you need to do the following:

• crop extra areas of the template, cut out its middle or edges (depending on the type - simple or inverse);
• attach the blank to thick cardboard, plastic or another sheet that will serve as a stencil;
• press the paper carefully so that it does not move, you can glue it with paper tape;
• draw a contour with a pencil;
• cut along the contour with scissors, a clerical knife, without leaving a burr.

Choosing a picture for a room

Typically, an ornament, pattern, individual drawings are selected depending on the general style of the room. The picture can be large or small, often use several decors of different sizes, but in the same style.

It is important to correctly combine the colors and types of patterns so that they look harmonious. Laconic drawings look more expensive and expressive. It is necessary to take into account the dimensions of the room, too small decor will look inconspicuous, but you should not overload the walls with such drawings.

For the bedroom

In the bedroom, it is not recommended to paint on the wall too bright colors, with defiant, sharp contours. The atmosphere should be calm, contribute to good sleep. This is achieved by drawing in pastel colors. A drawing in the floral style, geometry or the night sky, stars, and an ornament in romantic colors are suitable for a bedroom.

For children

Usually, children themselves help in choosing stencils for their room. You can choose drawings from the sphere of interests of the child - cartoon characters, fairy tales or related to the hobby of the baby. For boys, cars, sports are not bad; for girls, flowers; in a teenager’s room, you can draw characters from movies and games.

For kitchen

For the kitchen, any drawings related to food are ideal. It can be fruits and vegetables, elements of tea and coffee ceremonies, utensils and other kitchen utensils. You can draw flowers in the kitchen - they will look harmonious.

For the living room

In the largest room, often called the hall, the whole family gathers, guests are received, therefore, more attention should be paid to choosing a picture. Usually a symmetrical flower ornament is used here, on a wood theme. If the style of the interior allows, you can try the contours of animals, birds, flowers, geometry. Pictures can be successfully placed behind the sofa, in the form of the design of the door, TV, headset.

For the hallway

More often in the hallway they make drawings to highlight the area of ​​the mirror, cabinet. Typically, the pictures are symmetrical, but it is possible to apply the original pattern on the entire wall.

Paint for drawings

To create a screen decoration on the wall, you can use different means - stained glass paints, materials based on acrylates, oils, etc. The best paints that are suitable for using stencils are described below.

Acrylic paint

Acrylic enamel is considered the most suitable for the method of applying pictures using a stencil. The advantages are obvious - the paint dries quickly, is convenient, is applied in a uniform, uniform layer, does not give an unpleasant odor. Acrylic paint is easy to tint, mix different colors.

The saturation of the picture will remain for a long time, the sun's rays practically do not harm the paint. There is no need to apply varnish on top of the decor, another protective coating: the base does not wear off, is durable, and cracks do not appear over time.

Like other water-based paints, acrylic enamel can be washed off with water until it dries completely. Due to this property, when decorating, the picture can be redone, modified.

Oil paint

Oil compositions are now used less often than water-based ones, but they look very beautiful, resembling the effect of silk-screen printing on texture. The brightness of the colors does not decrease over time, the picture remains attractive for a long time.

The disadvantages include the need to prepare the wall with special care, prolonged drying, unpleasant smell of paint. It is better to carry out work in the summer to ventilate the room.

Tempera paint

Such paints are used even less often, but the drawings are beautiful and durable. The sun's rays do not affect tempera paints, the picture can be washed (does not deteriorate from water). The material dries quickly, does not respond to temperature changes, it can be used in cold rooms. An important minus is the appearance of cracks in the future. Some brands of paint darken when exposed to moisture and the sun.

Decorating paints

Typically, such enamels are of the type acrylic water emulsion. Unlike simple ones, special pigments and additives are introduced into their composition. Here are some examples:

• fluorescent - create a particularly beautiful radiance, they can decorate in the form of a night sky, tint flowers, trees;
• pearlescent - give a light glow, beautifully shimmer;
• velvet - give an irresistible softness, velvet effect on the wall, can be used to create paintings in vintage style.

Paint Technology

In addition to the finished stencil, you will need a roller. Enamel can be applied immediately from the spray can, which is convenient when painting large sections of the wall. A brush is not suitable for this purpose, because it does not allow you to draw beautiful smooth contours and leads to the appearance of streaks of material. The roller carefully paints the surface, and the picture will look even, smooth. A thin brush can be useful only for painting over small details of the template. It is also desirable to prepare a foam sponge - on it the roller is blotted out from excess paint.

Wall preparation includes:

• removal of old coating;
• dusting, stains;
• alignment;
• applying plaster and primer;
• staining.

Applying decor is permissible only on a completely dried surface. You can draw directly on the wallpaper.

Choosing a decor

It’s best to decorate a wall with no windows and large furniture. The painting above the bed, by the lamps, next to the switch, looks good. You can make the transition of the picture from furniture to the wall.

Stencil fixing

The next step is to attach the template to the wall. This is done with a special glue that will not damage the surface and will easily be removed after completion of work. You can stick the stencil with double-sided tape (paper), which is widely used in painting work. Ordinary tape leaves stains on the wall and ugly spots. It is important to carefully fix the stencil so that it does not move. To do this, be sure to stick pieces of tape on the corners of the template and along the contour as often as possible.

Transfer a picture to a wall

After fixing the stencil, moisten the roller, squeeze it well on the foam. Next, the main part of the picture and its details are carefully painted over.

You can’t immediately remove the workpiece - you must let the decor dry completely. Then the stencil is removed from the wall, the remains of adhesive tape or glue are removed. Paint is removed from the workpiece if it is assumed that the stencil will be used repeatedly (for example, for repeating patterns).

Work with bulk stencils

For such patterns, plaster or textured paint, liquid wallpaper is used.Dilute the composition to the desired viscosity (or use ready-made, without dilution). Apply it to the wall with a plastic spatula. This can be done with a regular plastic card.

Material needs to be filled in all areas, removing surplus. The surface should be flat, smooth. It is better to remove the stencil when it dries, but not after it has completely dried. The decor is always uneven, and you can give it the necessary qualities after the final drying with the help of sandpaper.

Stencils instead of wallpaper

The use of stencils can seriously save on the cost of wall decoration. Wallpaper is much more expensive than paint, so you can simply paint the walls and fill them with repeating drawings. The main thing is to prepare, smooth and dry the surface well, then decoration can be done with your own hands, and the result will not differ from a professional one.

Wallpaper stencils

Decorating white or other plain wallpaper is a good idea. It is important to act carefully so that the paint does not leak and does not spoil the appearance of the wallpaper. This is achieved by painting with a semi-dry roller or by accurately blotting the wall with a sponge. The force of pressure must be controlled.

Paints for wallpaper are selected only from the category of quick-drying, auto enamel is not bad. To protect the drawing, varnish can be applied to its surface. Stencil should be removed only after complete drying - this will help to create a truly high-quality and original drawing in your apartment.