5.14.2012

Change-up a boring shelf FOR FREE!







This used to be the shelf in our master bathroom.
Pretty dull. Not even worth looking towards, if you ask me.

BEFORE

My first thought was to cover the back wall with wallpaper...but quickly changed direction when I couldn't find anything suitable for less than $100...a roll.

On to Plan B.

I ended up making a stencil from THIS fabric on the kitchen chairs using a piece of cardboard I tore off an old bottled beer box.
Next, I simply stenciled on my pattern all over the wall.


Using some left over brown paint I found in the garage, I painted inside the stencils.




AFTER



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26 comments:

  1. Rona Gregory5/14/12, 6:54 AM

    Fabulous idea! Looks stunning!

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  2. Cassie Bustamante5/14/12, 6:55 AM

    i love that stencil- the shelf looks awesome!

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  3. KellyH5/14/12, 7:41 AM

    That's pretty perfect! Love it!

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  4. Bonnie @ Uncommon Designs5/14/12, 8:21 AM

    looks great Holly! Love that pattern! ;)

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  5. Megan5/14/12, 8:47 AM

    That looks great!

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  6. Laura5/14/12, 9:05 AM

    That looks amazing! I can't believe you just MADE that stencil! Seriously amazing job!

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  7. Sarah5/14/12, 9:14 AM

    I love this! The pattern looks great. That's such a good idea to just make your own stencil.

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  8. Sarah Kamolz5/14/12, 9:37 AM

    That looks great! do you use a roller when you stencil or a brush?

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    1. Holly @ Life as a Thrifter5/14/12, 3:08 PM

      Thanks so much! I used a brush for this project...mainly because I was painting within the pencil marks I made with the stencil.

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  9. Maury @ Life on Mars5/14/12, 9:52 AM

    That's awesome! It looks great and has so much personality now!

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  10. Life In The Thrifty Lane5/14/12, 10:32 AM

    Looks great!!! Pinning :)

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  11. Life In The Thrifty Lane5/14/12, 10:33 AM

    Looks great!!! Pinning :)

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  12. Amy@BuffaloRoam5/14/12, 11:56 AM

    Sweet! Looks amazing!

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  13. Unknown5/14/12, 11:57 AM

    Gorgeous. You must have a very steady hand to have cut that stencil so crisply!

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  14. {Steph}5/14/12, 4:35 PM

    So, so gorgeous!

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  15. Kelly @ View Along the Way5/14/12, 5:56 PM

    No way! This is SO impressive!

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  16. Karen @ Confessions of a Home Ec Dropout5/14/12, 11:36 PM

    How cute!

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  17. Linda @ it all started with paint5/15/12, 2:19 PM

    Holly, you are seriously talented. Such attention to detail. And you make it all look so easy!

    :)

    Linda

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  18. Eclectically Vintage5/16/12, 9:09 AM

    Pop that piece of cardboard in the mail to me pronto! I need to do this to a boring white bookcase so it can be as purdy as yours!
    Kelly

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  19. Kendall5/16/12, 5:55 PM

    WOW!!! How awsome!!! Looks amaizing!!!

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  20. Lolly Jane5/18/12, 1:17 PM

    Inovative. Love it! Was just up till 1am stenciling last night with a regular stencil, lol. Yours looks FAB!

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  21. Ivy & Co5/21/12, 12:18 PM

    that looks awesome

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  22. Blissful & Domestic6/13/12, 9:39 PM

    I am so doing this. I have something similar in my bathroom;) thanks for the idea!

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  23. Anonymous7/10/12, 4:14 PM

    this is really pretty. such a smartie!

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  24. lk749/27/13, 8:24 AM

    I love it! May I ask how you used the fabric to make the stencil? Did you cut out the white spaces on the fabric and then trace the holes onto the cardboard and then cut those out? I've been trying to figure it out and that's the only way I can think of. Thanks!

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  25. lk7410/30/13, 2:48 PM

    Also wanted to ask for the name of the fabric...absolutely want to make my own stencil for it....I just love that flower! Thanks!

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