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What wild home decor ideas do you get after flipping through a magazine?
And this is how I found myself perched atop a ladder in the middle of my foyer, foam roller in one hand and painter’s tape in another, stenciling a pattern onto the ceiling. Because how can one live with a boring ceiling!?
While I am not a self-described stenciling pro, I have successfully stenciled two long walls in our house before. However, a ceiling was something new! It was a little more neck-craning but the results are pretty awesome!
Here are the before’s and after’s…
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How to Stencil a Fun Pattern on a Ceiling
I want to give a huge thank you to Cutting Edge Stencils for partnering with me on this project.
Cutting Edge Stencils sent me the stencil of my choice. I selected the “Connection” stencil.
Along with this awesome pattern, they sent me a foam roller and a very handy level which attached to the side of the stencil. This was unbelievably handy when dangling off a ladder, looking up!
Here is the foyer BEFORE. Kind of plain and boring, don’t you think?
The light fixture is a remnant from the previous homeowners. It has to go!
how to stencil a ceiling with paint
A great aspect of this particular stencil is its thickness and large size. Because of this, I was able to cover a lot of territory rather quickly.
I used Frog painter’s tape to help keep the stencil on the ceiling. My only recommendation is to also have used spray mount adhesive given the angle I was working at.
Here are a few WORK IN PROGRESS shots…
Our ceiling is textured which makes painting it a little more involved!
I found this photo on my phone, taken by my 5 year old!
And now for the AFTER…
DIY Stenciling Tips
- Don’t overload your roller with paint. Be sure to keep a rag or paper towel next to your paint tray and roll off any excess
- Roll gently so paint doesn’t bleed under the stencil. Because of this, you may have to do two coats before moving the stencil
- Keep a small paint brush nearby. I found this handy when stenciling where the ceiling and walls met. I used this small brush to paint near the edges instead of the foam roller
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I have the perfect wall for the Birch Forest All Over Wall stencil. I live in northern New Hampshire and we have a lot of White Birch Trees which are my favorite.
Thanks Nancy!
Oooh, this is fab! I did something similar on the glass panel on a door and it took me forever. You’re super brave to have taken on this size of a stencilling project never mind on a textured ceiling! I’m in awe! x
Thanks Claire! Just don’t look too close. You’ll see all oopsies!!
I’ve never used cutting edge stencils before so this seems really neat
I love these! Not at all what I was thinking when I heard “wall stencils” — I didn’t see a single pineapple 🙂
Thanks Marty!
That looks awesome!! Love the pattern. Although, I don’t know if I would ever stencil a ceiling!! Kudos to you!! Great job!
Victoria this turned out so good! What a way to make a statement! Good job!
Wow that adds a totally different dimension to the foyer Victoria. You must have felt like Michelangelo painting the Sistine chapel. It looks lovely
This is so cute. I have used stencils in the past on walls but never tried this. Thank you for the great post.
I have heard of Cutting Edge Stencils before and I’d love to give them a try! Your ceiling looks great.
🙂 gwingal
Oh my God! This looks amazing!
Great job!
Thanks Ilse! My neck has slowly recovered!!
I love stencils, but I’m not sure that I’m brave enough to do a ceiling! Very impressive! Is your ceiling high enough for a hanging pendant light?
Thanks Emy! It would have to be a very low hanging light as the ceiling’s aren’t too high.
We have textured ceilings, so that wouldn’t work for us, but their selection of border and wall stencils would be great.
This came out great!! and it looks so easy – Thanks for sharing on the Pleasures of the NW”s DIY party!
What an impressive project Victoria! My arms would be dying after stenciling a ceiling – you must have amazing stamina. The ceiling looks fabulous! xx
These are pretty awesome, now I want to do all of my rooms, in different patterns!
Ha ha! Thanks Kayla. I’ve now stenciled three rooms. I think I’m done for the time being.
What a great idea for the ceiling. Love this idea. It turned out great.
Hugs,
Bev
I love your ceiling!!! It looks amazing!
Thanks Hollie! Just don’t look too closely, you’ll see my mistakes 😉
I would have never dreamed of painting the ceiling like that, but I do love the result. Thank you for joining The Really Crafty Link Party this week. Pinned!
What a beautiful transformation of your ceiling! It looks great!
they have such pretty stencils. i really like the SUMMER BLOSSOM WALL ART STENCIL
I love all the neat designs to brighten up the home really neat thanks for the ideas.
My favorite is the bricks ~ I have always wanted to do a backsplash of bricks in a kitchen and the birch forest would look amazing in my bathroom ~ I painted it teal.
Such a fun accent! I’ve been afraid of stencils since I failed so miserably at small ones many years ago. Perhaps it’s time to try again. Thanks so much for sharing at the #happynowlinkup!
This looks amazing. What a great idea!! Thanks for sharing with us at Funtastic Friday!
What a great idea! Thanks for sharing at Sew It Cook It Craft It. I’m featuring you tomorrow.
Thank you Lina! My neck has finally recovered!!
Holy cow! What an ambitious project but your carefulness has paid off because it looks great! Thanks for showing us how to do it at Creatively Crafty #ccbg 🙂
Very nice ceiling update with an excellent tutorial. Thank you so much for sharing.
Wow, what a great idea!! It looks great but I bet your arms were sore the next day!!
Tania
Your ceiling looks awesome! It looks fantastic! Thanks so much for sharing at Celebrate It!
Looks great! Do you have to let the paint dry before you move the stencil? I’ve stenciled before and I’ve smeared paint trying to line them up. I’d love to do my ceiling.
I love how it looks now but it was definitely a project! I had such little paint on my brush that I could keep moving the stencil. That’s the trick to not smearing; roll some of the paint off the brush before you apply it.
The ceiling looks fantastic. I am not sure I could do it but it sure looks wonderful.
This came out looking really awesome! Super impressed – I feel like I’d fall over trying to paint looking up like that!
LOL, I had a sturdy ladder! Glad it was a small ceiling.
Sooooo cool. I love it.
I imagine you ad a bit of neck ache after that but so totally worth it!