{stencil and a sharpie}

Remember that beautiful kitchen I posted about yesterday? Well those same designers also had the opportunity to stage a 3000 square foot home. I read that when it came to the master bedroom they faced a major dilemma with no more money and a lack of time. They needed a headboard so within 24 hours they created a stencil and with a Sharpie pen they went to work. It cost them $22 and took 9 hours to complete. I don't know about you but it inspires me to go pick up some metallic Sharpies and do something with my life:-). You can go here to read more details about how they made the stencil.

{Stencils}

{above photos courtesy of Emily @ Wide Open Spaces}

I was really inspired when I saw the above floors done by Emily & her husband.  Believe it or not but Emily used a stencil and a little paint to accomplish the above work of art.  Didn't it turn out just beautiful?  Emily also is the author a a great blog called Wide Open Spaces....it's one of my faves so go check it out here.  

I always had in my head that stencils were only used in the 80's to create works of art that included apples and ducks on a wall.  Wow, was I wrong because after persuing some of the stencils that are offered theses days it made me consider using them for a project somewhere down the line...way down the line actually but here are a few of my favorites anyway.

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{all of the above stencil samples found here}

Has anybody else out there completed any projects using stencils?