The DIY Dare Challenge Using Stencils

Cutting Edge Stencils Is Featured In This Old House Magazine's April Issue!

Good morning, my Cutting Edge Stencils friends! We just got the latest issue of our favorite DIY publication, This Old House Magazine, and we were overjoyed to see our Indian Inlay Stencil in the DIY Dare Challenge! Before you rush off to buy the latest issue, let's talk about the details of this recent stencil sighting. Cutting Edge Stencils shares a dresser makeover using the Indian Inlay Stencil kit spotted in This Old House Magazine's DIY Dare Challenge. http://www.cuttingedgestencils.com/

Cutting Edge Stencils shares a dresser makeover using the Indian Inlay Stencil kit spotted in This Old House Magazine's DIY Dare Challenge. http://www.cuttingedgestencils.com/

What is the DIY Dare Challenge? This my friends is the ultimate home decor challenge. DIYers just like yourselves are challenged to create something out of scraps. Then snap a photo and send it along using the hashtag, #diydare. The DIY Dare Challenge from This Old House Magazine using the Indian Inlay Stencil kit. http://www.cuttingedgestencils.com/

The DIY Dare Challenge from This Old House Magazine using the Indian Inlay Stencil kit. http://www.cuttingedgestencils.com/

Dress(er) Up Using the Indian Inlay Stencil Kit In the a section titled, DIY Dare Challenge on page 64, it features a creative furniture makeover project using our Indian Inlay Stencil. Michelle Brunner (senior editor) and Tisha Leung (design editor) were paired up for this project. The creative duo was handed a bottle of Modern Masters metallic paint and an old dresser. They quickly decided that to recreate the expensive bone inlay pattern using a stencil. Michelle said, "It'll be superfast and consistent." A DIY dresser before its stenciled makeover. http://www.cuttingedgestencils.com/

A DIY dresser before its stenciled makeover. http://www.cuttingedgestencils.com/

The first thing they did was coat the dresser with primer. They used a roller to coat the dresser in Zinsser's Shellac Primer. Prime a dresser before stenciling it with the Indian Inlay Stencil Kit. http://www.cuttingedgestencils.com/

Prime a dresser before stenciling it with the Indian Inlay Stencil Kit. http://www.cuttingedgestencils.com/

Once the dresser was primed, they painted it in navy blue using a latex paint from Behr. Prepping a dresser before stenciling it with the Indian Inlay Stencil Kit. http://www.cuttingedgestencils.com/

Prepping a dresser before stenciling it with the Indian Inlay Stencil Kit. http://www.cuttingedgestencils.com/

Then they were ready for the fun part, stenciling! Michelle and Tisha used a repositionable spray adhesive to hold the stencil in place but we typically recommend blue painter's tape. Then they painted the Indian Inlay Stencil pattern in a white metallic paint by Modern Masters. Learn how to stencil a dresser with the Indian Inlay Stencil kit from Cutting Edge Stencils featured in This Old House Magazine on the DIY Dare Challenge. http://www.cuttingedgestencils.com/

Learn how to stencil a dresser with the Indian Inlay Stencil kit from Cutting Edge Stencils featured in This Old House Magazine on the DIY Dare Challenge. http://www.cuttingedgestencils.com/

After the dresser was completely stenciled, they added white flower knobs which were purchased from Amazon. Learn how to stencil a dresser with the Indian Inlay Stencil kit from Cutting Edge Stencils featured in This Old House Magazine on the DIY Dare Challenge. http://www.cuttingedgestencils.com/

The result? A dresser with a beautiful bone inlay look for a fraction of the price. Tisha had this to say about the stencil project, " An amazing transformation with just a little paint." Learn how to stencil a dresser with the Indian Inlay Stencil kit from Cutting Edge Stencils featured in This Old House Magazine on the DIY Dare Challenge. http://www.cuttingedgestencils.com/

If you love this idea, then you'll love the rest of the DIY ideas featured in the April 2016 issue of This Old House Magazine. Tell us, what do you think of this stenciled dresser makeover and will you be participating in the DIY Dare Challenge? We'd love to read your thoughts so leave us a comment below! Haven’t had enough stenciling fun?