I
consider myself lucky to have a studio where I can scrap, stamp, paint, glue,
punch and draw. It does however have its spatial and visual challenges as it
spent its previous life as 1/2 of a 2 car garage. I have no windows and
inherited the pegboard wall that originally functioned to hold tools, hardware,
and spools of wire. Pegboard is super utilitarian and as versatile as any wall
could ever be...but it's kind of ...well ugly! There I said it! It is ugly!
So decided to stencil it....
This
is what I had to start with { that is after I removed half a hundred hooks, and
tons of crafty and crappy supplies} I vacuumed away the dust, and cobwebs and
cut myself a pretty stencil on my Silhouette, I wanted an open design
to allow a lot of paint coverage.
I discovered that my wall was not perfectly straight, this did cause me a
few issues and an unavoidable boo boo, but I knew it would be okay since I had
so much going back on the wall. No. I will not zoom in on the boo boo.Please do
not make me, please don't try so hard to find it, because my ego can't take it!
*giggle*
I
used a foam roller like this tutorial said to do! The color is cathedral
stone from valspar paints and I love it! It took a really long time, you have to line up the
stencil with your previously painted section, and it was slow going to get it
right...and I had to stand on my desk, and I was watching Netflix....sooooo
maybe if I had made the environment more work friendly, perhaps I may have
finished well before 2am! I do have a few helpful hints: keep a pack of grime
boss wipes and paper towels nearby, a roll of painters tape too. Foam plates
work way better than paper plates for pouring your paint in, { found out the
hard way} and it is relatively easy just a little time consuming! {but so worth
it}
I spent
the entire next day going through my art supplies and crafty gadgets and made a
hefty donation bag to take to a local charity, that was hard work folks but It
was way overdue!
I love
these wire pantry racks for ribbon, glitter and spray mist, they are around
20.00 each and I just hang them up with hooks. My new wall is bustling with
pattern and color, its a beautiful and vibrant focal point in the room.
It looks SO MUCH nicer that the white generic "oh hi I was a garage
wall" pegboard did!
On another note, I picked up about 20 of these vintage wooded spools used for wire at an industrial supply store, I would some of my ribbons on them aren't they beautiful?! I wish I could trade all of my cardboard and plastic spools for these! I love treasure hunting, so just another reason the scout around the antique markets and thrift shops! :)
I love walking into my craft room
and looking at my newly stenciled wall, and all of my supplies in new places.
My room is always adapting to meet my needs, interests and, materials. It helps
me to keep my studio fresh, and organized that way I can do what I come in here
to do....create!

4 comments:
It's so pretty!!!! I'm thinking of what & where I can stencil next! (Can you make me a stencil?)
Of course I will!
Love this! Where did you get your baskets that you have the ribbon and paint in? :)
I picked them up at Home depot in the closet and shelf organizing section. They are not designed for pegboard, but I hold them with long pegboard hooks. Of all the things I have used, these so far are my favorite.
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