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Layering a Stencil in Different Colors

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LAYERING A STENCIL DESIGN IN DIFFERENT COLORS

There are many techniques to make your walls unusual and beautiful but one of my favorites is layering a stencil design in different colors.

Johanna Annable (one of my favorite and most creative artists) has a knack of creating unusual finishes. Her high end customers benefit from her skills and imagination through her Portland, Oregon faux painting business:Johanna's Design Studio


As an example, Johanna used the branch stencil only from our Raised Plaster Tree Stencil and layered it in silver and gold tones on a beige faux finished wall. The results were amazing and softly elegant.



Using a simplistic, single stencil design to do the same with an all over effect in other colors would bring the wall to life in a new and exciting way.

Choose from floral designs, vines or central friezes for the best effects.

Keeping the colors soft and natural keeps the layered effect from becoming too overwhelming yet maximizing the intense detail of overlaying colors.

Consider tones of sage green and pale gray over a cream colored wall, soft browns and cream over a gold painted wall or pale peach and iridescent pearl over a pale brown wall.

Using paint chip test strips from your local paint store will help you to coordinate paint colors that will soothe the eye while allowing you to demonstrate your creative abilities with layering.

Always do a test board of your idea before applying to the wall. This saves time and effort and allows you to get colors and layering just right for the exact results you were looking for.

The Elegance of Black and Gold Decor Colors

You might think of the color black (which really isn't a color at all) as being a depressing, dark, dull color to decorate with. But combine it with gold tones and you have more elegance than you ever imagined!

Easy Fall Foliage Arrangements

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EASY FALL FOLIAGE ARRANGEMENTS ADD INSTANT BEAUTY TO YOUR HOME

To me, fall is just as beautiful as spring time. The colors can be brilliant and amazing and don't necessarily only involve yellow and orange.
In my own yard I now find deep blues, rich dark purples, vivid burgundy and hot pink in the leaves of various bushes and trees.

One of my favorite things is to venture outside, clippers in hand and do a bit of pruning to bring color inside.

Dashing out just now to find treasures for an arrangement for my office, I found beautiful mock cherry branches, fading hydrangea with blues and purples, ferns, bright yellow birch and other branches that created the most beautiful arrangement.

Think "texture' as you peruse your yard. Especially if you don't have many colorful plants. Different greens and even gray, in varied textures can also create a very dramatic arrangement.

Still want more color? Add a sprig or two of silk flowers to your arrangement of greens.

On Line Forums Provide Free Education

Visit the VictoriaLarsen.com website for more great decorating ideas, fabulous stencils and ornamental wall molds to make your home simply spectacular with little expense and NO experience!

In today's economy, it's difficult to justify the expense of faux finish classes unless you are in the industry to make money. On-line forums can be the answer to your desire to learn new techniques without the cost of hands-on education.