Hand Stenciled Pineapple Walls

by Kristy Lingebach

Welcome to The Pineapple House. Now with a pineapple stenciled foyer to match! When we bought our house, our foyer was boring and empty, and it’s stayed that way for months. I finally had enough and needed to make it feel like a part of the house, not just the boring part you walk into.

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First I painted the foyer Groundcover matte finish from Behr.

The contrast in the glossy vs. the matte gives it a very natural feeling. For the stencils I used Martha Stewart metallic paints – golden pearl and cast bronze, and a MS metallic textured paint in Pyrite. Those were the 3 main colors of the pineapples. I also threw in a Banana Cream pineapple every once in a while to keep the pattern looking random and tie the colors directly back to the dining room. It was really fun to mix matte, semi-gloss, metallic and textured paints into one design. Not only does it give a great shine effect on the pineapples when light comes in from the window, but also gives great texture and variance up close.

I cut out 4 stencils of the pineapple using my silhouette. (You can find the free stencil on my website 3 Peppers)

Each stencil I used for a different color pineapple. I used 1 inch brushes for painting the stencils, instead of a roller. Having to change color so much and using specialty paint, I found I had much more control with a small brush.

The final painting detail was the nook. I painted the inside first with the cast bronze paint and then used the golden pearl with a sponge to create a marbled looking texture on it.