French Poem Wall Stencil~

I decided to use the French Poem stencil I purchased from

 Royal Design Studio over the mirrors

behind my shop cash station~here is how I did it.

I have never done a big stencil like this, and I decided to just give it a go~

and I will say it is not that hard to do~don't be a perfectionist!!

If you see a paint blob seep through after you peel off your stencil, 

take a damp cloth and erase it...other than two of those, I had no issues.

 I laid out some craft paper to protect the floors from 

over spray as the best way to handle

a large stencil like this is to use repositionable Tacky Spray. 

 This stencil is a two part stencil

and each stencil is over 3 feet.

 You can get this spray at your local craft store and 

it worked great to hold the stencil in place.

 I also used a few pieces of blue tape as the pieces needed 

to be lined up and the tape acted as a second pair of hands

 when I was up the ladder with this big wiggling piece of plastic.

 Here is the blank wall behind the cash station~although I don't

 have much cash as everyone uses credit cards!

I wanted to use a taupey color to repeat the colors of the draperies

on display and the french linen paint color on the cabinet.

I also wanted the colors to fade in and out so I used two colors,

a mix of French Linen and Old White as the main color. You can use one 

color or add a couple of colors as you create the right combo for your room.

 I squirted them both in a small paint tray and rolled my

 foam roller through it, and made sure I off loaded

most of it before I began stenciling.

 I wanted areas to fade in and out like an old love letter~

 After the first piece is stenciled you follow the marks 

on the second stencil so it is a continuous sentence.

 Just roll away~this way and that~see how 

the paint on the roller is light and dark?

 I kind of hate heights, so I was glad I 

could hold onto the wall as I worked it~

 I would have to work around the lovely EXIT sign 

and my security motion detector~

so I saved those for last, fearing I might bend the stencil 

beyond repair~but in the end

you can kind of curl it so it doesn't crease 

and fit the stencil in the odd gaps.

 The finished wall~I like it! Its soft and subtle and kind of cool~

 The longer view~even more subtle, 

but much nicer than a blank wall.

I plan to use the stencil again on a table top 

or the back of the church pew bench.

Springtime in Paris~that is the name of the poem~

just right for Maison Decor!
You can find this in our shop for purchase
or go online to  www.shopmaisondecor.com

And a postscript about my pretty chair~
I have decided to keep them~! I think that I must test
out how the chalk paint wears before I feel comfortable selling them~
and this way I can give updates on how it wears.
I will have one waxed and the other au natural
and shall see what the verdict is!
Then I can speak with authority!
........fast forward.....
Post Script: We have been using these chairs for over a year now
 in our home on a daily basis and there is not one bit of wear! 
I highly recommend this method!