My First Time...with Stencils

So we had a beautiful antique gate-leg table consigned, but someone had primed it at some time. So since there was no going back I decided to paint the table a soft butter yellow. When I finished with the yellow, it just seemed to need something more. I decided this could be a great opportunity to learn more  about the stenciling process.
After some research I had the basic idea. Here are the steps I took to give this table a little make-over.

Ready with my stencil purchased from Michael's and my dainty roller. I bought stencil spray adhesive, but it just seemed like I would turn into a sticky mess so instead I secured the stencil with tape. It works well as long as you make sure your roller has a LIGHT coat of paint. Here we go. 

First square done. I used a robin's egg blue to complement the yellow. This one definitely took the longest. Once I had the second square lined up it was smooth sailing.

I soon realized that by how I had placed the stencil, I would have to go back and fill in the edges at the end.  Oops.

I thought about stopping here and just having the stripe, but I decided to commit and finish the whole top.

Make sure to clean your stencil in between rolls or you won't be able to line it up easily. 

Success!

Detail with the edges added. 

5 hours of painting later...

The finished product. Sold at our Grand Opening Party for $150.

After the paint was dry I added two coats of Polycrylic and two coats of Minwax Paste Finishing Wax to make sure the top would be able to survive everyday wear and tear.

If you would like a custom painted dining room table email me at galeriactr@gmail.com or leave a comment and I would be happy to make that happen for you. Happy stenciling!