Stenciling ceiling in dining room

11 years ago

Has anyone ever stenciled walls? I have -- it's time consuming, but it looks great and is inexpensive.

I'm thinking of stenciling THE CEILING in my dining room, which will be a first for me. I figure it'll be a little harder, but it'll be the same skill set.

Here's the problem: My chandelier isn't in the center of the room; rather, the chandelier is "off center" about 2' to allow for the buffet that sits on the side. Soooooo ... this means that I can't do this neat little pattern ... because the rectangle would very obviously be 2' larger on one side. It'd be very obvious.

My two thoughts:

- Stencil ONLY the center around the chandelier. I really want the whole deal, but this might be the best option.It'd also be cheaper to buy the stencil and quicker to complete the work.

- Stencil ONLY the centerpiece and the corners ... but omit the edge lines.

Thoughts?

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DLM2000-GW
11 years ago
I used to have a stenciling and decorative painting business so my advice is to get yourself a foam neck brace! Seriously, it will force you to keep your neck more in line with your back and not just tilt your head back which is a guarantee of pain. Work in short bursts instead of trying to plow through and give your neck and back a break periodically.

As for the design, unless you really want to fiddle with it and work out ways to flip the middle design on the long wall to expand that design into the 2' space, then just doing the medallion is the easiest and most logical choice.
rwiegand
11 years ago
Can you move the buffet to the end and relocate the chandelier to the center? Failing that you'll need to think about an asymmetric pattern-- art nouveau perhaps?
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jdez
11 years ago
Maybe you could use a pattern that covers the entire area where the light will be (like in the pic below) and then do your border and corners around that last section. It would be a lot more time consuming but wouldn't bring attention to the location of the light fixture.
mrspete
Original Author
11 years ago
A neck brace doesn't sound like a bad idea!

No, the window placement in the house dictates the furniture's location (and we're talking about my current house, not the house we're building, so the windows are where the windows are). No moving possible.

I had seen some all-over designs, but I'd thought of them as appropriate for bedrooms. I've never seen the one you're showing, and it does look dining room-appropriate. I'll consider this.

Thanks, all.
greg_2015
11 years ago
and we're talking about my current house, not the house we're building

Is this a house that you are planning on selling soon once your other house is ready? I'd really suggest re-thinking the stencil thing if that's the case. If I saw a house with stencils in it, I'd immediately be thinking "how much work is it to get rid of that!"

I think stencils are definitely an either "love it" or "hate it" kind of thing. When selling, you want to avoid those things as much as possible. Just like how people suggest painting over bold colours with neutrals.