How to stencil a feature wall by Cutting Edge Stencils

1. How to Video: Stenciling a Feature Wall
by Cutting Edge Stencils

2. Stenciling a Feature Wall is Easy Peasy with Our Video Tutorial
• Stencil a Feature Wall
The video tells you from head to toe, ceiling to floor, how to create a beautiful feature wall with our
Casablanca Allover Stencil!
Let’s make a few lists of what you’ll need supply wise, and what you’ll need to do technique wise.
Organized DIYers love lists, right? Or is that just me? Anyway…
Here’s what you’ll need:
1. Your Cutting Edge Stencil (of your choice)
2. A clip-on stencil level
3. A dense foam roller
4. A stencil brush
5. Latex or Acrylic paint
6. Styrofoam plate
7. Painters tape
8. A paper towel

4. Here is what you do:
• Make sure your wall is clean from dirt and dust
(Stenciling over a flat base coat is ideal)
• Use the painters tape to mark off the edges of the
ceiling, trim, and floor boards
• Start with stenciling a part of the wall that will allow you
to design an uninterrupted pattern from the ceiling to the
floor (after that vertical row is established, you can build
off of the design on the left and right)
• Slide on the clip-on level to the bottom of the stencil
(making sure it is flush against the bottom of the design)

6. • Flip the stencil over and align the top of the
stencil pattern so that it fits into the corner of the
ceiling and wall (making sure the stencil is level)
• Secure the stencil to the wall with 4-6 pieces of
painters tape on the edges
• Pour paint (of your choice) onto the styrofoam
plate, and roll the dense foam roller into the
paint (pressing firmly on the roller so that it
absorbs the paint evenly)
• Get rid of the excess paint by rolling the foam
roller over a folded paper towel (DO NOT SKIP
THIS STEP!- too much paint = bleeding)

8. • Roll over the stencil with your foam roller using
light to medium pressure (If you press to hard,
the paint might bleed) Take a peak at your
progress by lifting a small corner off the wall.
• You may want to re-stencil the pattern with
another layer or two of paint to get a darker paint
color
• Carefully and slowly remove the pattern from the
wall so that the tape does not rip the background
paint off the wall
• Realign the stencil, locking it in with the
previously painted part, check the level, and
keep going (don’t roll over previously painted
areas!)

10. • Reload your level with more paint after a few
prints. There’s no need to clean the stencil in
between repeats except if the paint buildup
starts to compromise the design.
• When you reach an edge, bend the stencil and
tape it in place. Then continue stenciling as
normal, rolling the foam roller right into the
crease.
• Use a stencil brush to get paint into the hard-to-
reach edges of the design (Use this technique
against trim, sidewalls, ceilings, and floors) Then
remove the stencil and tape to reveal your clean
edges.

12. • The Casablanca Allover comes with a top
part stencil that makes it easy to complete
the design. Align the top part using the
already painted design as your guide, and
easily fill in the blank space between the
ceiling and your already painted design
with your roller and brush.
• Save stenciling the top part, and any other
edges for last so you do not disrupt the
ongoing pattern process.

14. For more on Cutting Edge Stencils
• Shop our stencil patterns on Cutting Edge
Stencils’ website!
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for the best overall coverage and
consistency!
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