Lines Across' Ombre Stencil Nursery Transformation
Nursery Transformation
Rachel from the blog
Lines Across recently took on a
stenciled ombre accent wall project that completely transformed her daughter's nursery! Rachel is right on trend, as ombre and
stencils are both hot right now! This project began when Rachel's daughter was a newborn and Rachel painted her room a light pink hue in hopes that it would be soft and subtle; perfect for a baby girl, right? Not always...once the room was finished, Rachel said it "felt a little bit like someone was trying to smother you with cotton candy!"
The Stencil Touch
From there, Rachel decided that her daughter's room needed an interior with more of a punch, and chose to take on an ombre accent wall project complete with a stenciled design! Her daughter's room is garden-themed, so Rachel's decision to use
Cutting Edge Stencils' dandelion stencil as an accent wall was a great choice! Completing the ombre wall was a bit time consuming, as you will see below, but the
dandelion stencil was super simple and easy to use! Rachel chose to stencil just one
dandelion on her daughter's ombre accent wall, but being that
Cutting Edge Stencils products are reusable, multiple
dandelions are always a possibility! Rachel also checked out the
tutorial videos on the
Cutting Edge Stencils website before she began her project, which she found helpful, and used a roller to apply paint over her stencil; however, in retrospect, she "thinks that it would have been better to use a
stenciling brush."
Onto the ombre!
Creating an ombre accent wall is actually more complicated than you may think. Rachel highly advises carefully planning out your project before you start, as there are many different colors and measurements that you will need to keep in check. Make lists, label things...whatever you need to do! Proper planning will produce absolutely stunning results, as we saw from Rachel! Rachel opted to design her ombre
accent wall so that the stripes gradually got larger as they went down, but making all of the stripes the same size is always an option! In terms of color, Rachel based her color scheme off of the light pink hue that her daughter's room was initially painted, and chose her other colors around that. Since Rachel was only doing one stripe in each color, she was able to use one paint sample per stripe! Be sure to keep track of which paints are which so you achieve your desired ombre look!
Rachel did a wonderful job documenting the entire ombre process on her blog using easy-to-follow graphics and photographs! Be sure to check it out! Additionally, the final stenciled ombre accent wall looks absolutely stunning! Kudos, Rachel!
Love stenciled ombre accent walls? Here’s what you can do:
For more tips and tricks on stenciling, check out the
video tutorials on the
Cutting Edge Stencils website!
Thanks for stopping by and stay tuned for daily posts!
Emily and the Cutting Edge Stencils Crew
