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Stenciling A Wall In The Dining Room

Coming off of the heels of our own adventures in stencil land, we just had to share this note from Ginny who stenciled her dining nook earlier this year. Methinks she had a clawed hand of her own going on after she finished (just like my lady wife). Here’s what Ginny had to say about her dining area makeover:

Ginny Before

I wanted to create a dining corner in my living room. Well, although I bought my table, finally got the chairs I wanted, and tried to dress it up, it still didn’t feel like a dining room to me. It was just this table in the corner of the room. Then it hit me like a ton of bricks. I was missing COLOR.  I wanted the color to match my living room so I brought in some green to match the carpet.

Ginny Green Wall

Then I saw this post that inspired me. So I went to her website to see what she did in full detail and she actually got the idea from this website. This is why I love bloggers – ideas go from page to page to page! So I cut out the template, traced it on the wall… which took 4.5 hours. Yes, my hands were hurting the next day. But then I also had to paint the lines, which took even longer :(

Ginny Traced Pattern

Now I’m absolutely positively head over heels in love with my dining room! -Ginny

Ginny After

Thanks so much for sharing Ginny! We really love how the bold color and pattern made a statement out of an otherwise ordinary corner. You can read more details about her project here. Anyone else out there inspired to use a similar stencil or color palette in their dining space (or beyond)? And hopefully Ginny’s hand recovered eventually! Sherry’s are finally back to normal. But I’m not about to ask for a back rub just yet. Don’t wanna push my luck…

Got your own awesome before & after project? Send your story, pics, and related links to [email protected] to be considered for a possible Reader Redesign feature. You know we love any and all design eye candy!

Comments

  1. Jill says

    Wow! Amazing! Man… this makes me want to rub some Ben Gay on my hands… haha (That means my hands are hurting for you, Ginny!)

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  4. heather s. says

    I printed the same stencil eons ago to use in the living room but then I decided that since you have to trace the pattern and THEN paint it that it wasn’t worth it to me. :)

    Looks great!

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  7. Stefanie W. says

    Can’t believe how nice that looks! I definitely have been thinking of stenciling below the chair rail (or above?) in our dining alcove, but I haven’t really searched for a pattern…but I think that one is something even the hubs can agree on!

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  10. Whitney says

    Looks great! Ginny, your floors are coming away from the baseboard. I have the same problem and wonder if you’ve looked into solutions??

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  14. Sara says

    I absolutely adore this stencil! I headed over to the website to save the link and I’m going to use it for tackling a rug painting project this weekend! I was just going to do stripes or a basic chevron print – but this will give that little extra pop that I’m looking for. Thanks for sharing!

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  15. kari says

    I am in the process of doing this same stencil in my bathroom right now! In fact I just stopped for the evening so I wouldn’t get claw hands. It is relaxing and fun if you like this kind of thing but also very time consuming. I’ve done one wall and I’m wondering if I should leave it as an accent wall or keep on working to finish the entire room. I can’t believe Emily on Emily Jones Design did her entire office! http://jonesdesigncompany.com/decorate/painted-wallpaper-a-tutorial/ Hats off to her. I did the same colors as Emily since my bathroom was already a beige neutral and I love the cream stencil on top!

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  17. Nicole says

    I definitely plan on doing this! I’ve got white IKEA curtains that I’m dying to stencil on. I’m thinking grellow – I’m planning on having soft grey walls, so seeing as your grellow worked so well with grey, I’m hoping for the same.

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  18. beth in dc says

    I meant to ask this with the post on the kitchen floor. I apologize if you’ve already answered but: I love the cork. You have so many floors, thin plank, wide plank, parquet… are you going to leave the textures and stain them all dark, or replace parquet?

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  22. Jen says

    Love this! I also love the Reader Redesign feature. It’s just as awesome as your new office chairs!
    I’m in the process of saving for my first house and would love to do this in a bathroom or entry way. I guess it depends on what house I buy!

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  24. heyruthie says

    SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO happy to see reader redesigns back. I’ve been a “follower” for several years, and in retrospect, one of the things I fell in love with about y’all way back when, was the mix of different “before and after eye candy” that you had: the highlights being, A) your own “old” house B) reader redesigns and C) your comissioned mood boards that included “before” pics–especially when they combined with an “after” later in a mood-board inspired reader redesign (of which there were several!) And (don’t ask me why) the “house crashing” was never as cool as those “top 3” faves about your site, for me.

    Since moving to your new house, there’s been a lot more about your own space, which I still *love* but I’ve missed other people’s “before and afters.” thanks for getting a little more of that back in to the blog ;-)

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  30. Stephanie says

    I love that you guys are doing reader redesigns again. Adds a little variety to the blog in a big way!
    I’d love to do the pattern with the same base paint color in a high-gloss for a more subtle effect. Great job, Ginny!

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  31. Laura D. says

    They look great! I love the green. Total transformation. Can’t wait to see the kitchen transformation too!

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  32. Laura D. says

    I realized I commented on the wrong post. I love the green chairs. But I also love the green dining nook makeover. Green is the new black.

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  35. Brittnee says

    Wow this is a great redesign! I love the stencil! I think though I would rather buy a stencil and just paint it in instead of stenciling. Hopefully Ginny’s hand is okay.

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  36. Linda says

    We have a similar green for our dining room. I would love to do a stenciled wall somewhere in our house but all our walls are textured :o(

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  40. Chrissie says

    I cannot believe how much work that was for something that looks so effortless! I think my hands are too shaky for that kind of stencilling =( The result is AMAZING though, so totally worth it!

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  41. Elizabeth says

    I am so impressed by the steady hands of these painters! I could never do that freehand – i would HAVE to use a stencil — well done and so pretty!

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  44. SpringFever says

    Just stared reading your blog. I love it! Very inspirational!

    I loved the stencil/canvass idea mentioned. I rent and don’t want to ruin the walls but I also want some pops of color and texture. I will be doing this for sure!

    I do have a question for you experts though: My dining room is wall to wall + Ceiling POPCORN WALLS!! EEEEEK! I can’t stand it! I am going to try the canvasses, in there but was wondering if you had any other ideas to make this room less 1950’s-1980’s… help. :(

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    • YoungHouseLove says

      Maybe try hanging some curtains if you’re allowed? They will draw the eyes away from the ceiling. Then maybe add a fun runner and some other art along with the canvases? That should be awesome!

      xo,
      s

  45. SpringFever says

    Thanks! I have long 2 tone curtains hanging from a big picture window now so that helps a little. I’ll see what I can come up with for the other walls. And definitely getting a runner. :)

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  46. Libby says

    that is gorgeous!! wow! it makes my hands and back hurt just looking at it though : / a big oak table or a big white table would look amazing in there!

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  47. Heather S says

    Nice transformation! Thanks for sharing her room. It’s fun to see what creative minds come up with!

    Sherry, The office you stenciled looks so amazing. I have wanted to paint floors for so long, but your stenciled wall has inspired me to paint & stencil! I want to rip up the carpet in the family room, paint the concrete floor and use an allover wall stencil on the floor. I’m looking at this damask: http://www.royaldesignstudio.com/shop_stencils_detail.php?id=1668 I have grey slate colored tiles in a “runway” from the kitchen out to the garage. So I’m thinking of painting it nearly black then a shade of grey.

    But, anyways, when I googled painted concrete floors, for any tips, I came across this picture, that looks like you. Is it? http://doubled8.com/painted-cement-floors/

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  50. Ginny Art says

    I’m glad you guys liked my dining room :)

    The paint color is a Valspar color called “Garden of Paradise” Signature Interior Satin Base 4.

    I used 1.5 bottles of the little metallic bottles for the lines.

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