Stencilease.com's video: How to Stencil a Room from Ceiling to Floor

Oak Lane Studio breaks down how to paint your entire room from ceiling to floor with our new topper stencil accessory! You will need several supplies in order to properly stencil your wall, all of which can be found below: Tranquil Branches Wall Stencil- https://bit.ly/2UVCQgK Repositionable Spray Adhesive- https://bit.ly/3dQPSVq Frog Tape Painter's Tape- https://bit.ly/2V4ugMC High Density Foam Rollers- https://bit.ly/39G9Bnx Stencil Brush- https://bit.ly/2UXIqzm The first step is to spray the back of your stencil with Repositionable Spray Adhesive, which gives the back of your stencil a sticky coating that will hold the details flat to your wall. Spray with the can 8-12 inches away from the back of the stencil, then wait 30 seconds for it to become tacky before pressing to the wall. Line the top of the stencil flat against the crown molding or ceiling. Make sure the entire stencil is smoothed out with the details flat against the surface. Use frog tape around the edges to prevent paint from being rolled beyond the stencil edges. You need to use the dry roller technique to paint the design. Roll the roller in the paint until it is entirely coated. Roll the excess off into the paint tray. Then roll the excess off onto paper towel. Newspaper, cardboard, or any scrap paper should work for this purpose. Roll until the roller feels just about dry to the touch. The paint coming off the roller should resemble the image above. Roll paint through the stencil gradually without applying too much pressure. The dry roller technique prevents paint bleed from getting beneath the edges of the stencil. The key to stenciling is to lightly build the color. You don't want to use too much paint or else paint will build in the edges of the stencil design. After 3-4 light coats of rolling, switch to a stencil brush to fill in smaller details. Swirl the stencil brush in the paint then swirl the excess off onto paper towel. The stencil brush should feel almost dry to the touch, just like the roller. Use the stencil brush to swirl paint through the smaller details of the stencil. If you notice that too much paint is coming off the brush you should stop and swirl off more paint until the bristles feel just about dry. Paint can build in excess on the edges of the stencil causing the design to be blurry if too much is used. In each of the 4 corners of the stencil, there is a triangular registration mark. The registration marks are used to properly align the stencil across the wall as you repeat the design. Place a small piece of Frog Tape painters tape beneath each of these registration marks. Use a pencil or paint to replicate the triangular design. Gently peel the stencil off the wall and line the registration marks up in its next position. This will ensure that your stencil design will properly line up as you paint your wall. Before you continue painting be sure to put a piece of painter's tape beneath each corner to continue using the registration marks. Stencil as close to the corner as possible without needing to bend the stencil - that step comes later. You will be able to line the registration marks up on the top and side of your stencil depending on where the next segment of the design is going. Lightly roll the paint through just as before, moving onto the next section as you go. Make sure when you get to the bottom of the wall that the trim is masked off with painter's tape. Let the rest of the stencil hang down over the trim. Roll paint through the stencil and down towards the painter's tape as close as you can get. The roller will help press the stencil down to the wall where it goes over the trim. After getting full coverage as low as you can with the roller, switch to the stencil brush. Swirl paint through the design and right up onto the painter's tape for a crisp edge at the bottom. Once you have repeated the stencil design across the entire bottom of your wall, reveal your handiwork by removing the painter's tape! To stencil into the corner, first mask off the wall opposite of the one you are stenciling onto. Line up the registration marks and press the stencil into the corner. You will want to use painter's tape to hold the stencil into position as close to the corner as possible. Roll paint into the corner as close as possible before switching to the stencil brush for the rest. Repeat down the wall before switching to the next wall. Be sure to mask off the wall you had just painted. Finish stenciling the wall using the topper stencil! Put the stencil at the top of the design and it should line up perfectly with the ceiling. Mask the edges with tape and finish stenciling the design. Thanks for checking out this tutorial, to browse out products please visit https://www.oaklanestudio.com/