Create An Inviting Bathroom With Stencils

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Adrienne from Dorig Designs wanted to make her guest bathroom feel attractive and inviting in her Victorian home. A stencil design is the perfect way to add pattern and personality to a space. Our interlocking wallpaper stencils make it easy and affordable to achieve a classic wallpaper look. Let's take a look at her guest bathroom makeover using our Oceana Damask Stencil.
We'd like to introduce Adrienne Dorig Leland from Dorig Designs, a Wisconsin based design firm that specializes in kitchens and bathrooms. Adrienne spends a lot of time updating Clients homes and bringing their style visions to life. This time she was releasing her design charm on her own guest bathroom. Here is what the bathroom looked like before the makeover.
The previous homeowner had used this space as storage. Adrienne knew it was time to give the space a fresh new look. The first thing she did was put together a design concept. She landed on a Victorian retreat by the sea. With a concept in mind, she repainted the room using Sherwin Williams Sea Salt, a beautiful coastal blue. Next it was time to add a wall pattern. Painted wall designs are a simple and affordable way to add pattern and depth to a room. She browsed our large collection of Damask stencils and fell in love with the Oceana Damask Stencil, a beautiful nautical stencil design.
With her Oceana Damask Stencil in hand, she was ready to kick off her stenciling project! Adrienne used blue painter's tape to hold the stencil in place while she painted the pattern using a dense foam roller. She painted the pretty pattern in Sherwin Williams Oyster Bay.
After painting one section, she would un-tape the stencil and reposition it to stencil a new section. She did this until the pattern was complete on the wall. You'll notice that Adrienne used the clip-on stencil level to ensure the pattern was properly lined up on the wall. She found this stencil tool to be extremely helpful with her project.
Once the whole wall was stenciled, Adrienne added new white fixtures, a custom upholstered valance, and cafe curtains. Are you ready to see how it all turned out? Here is Adrienne's new guest bathroom!
Adrienne had this to say about her stencil project, "I varied the pressure of the roller brush I ended up with a distressed look which I absolutely love!"
And you know how much we love seeing before and after photos. Here is the before and after to show how far this space has come! We love the subtle pattern that the Oceana Damask Stencil design adds to the bathroom.
Suggested materials:
  • Oceana Damask Stencil   (Cutting Edge Stencils)
  • Room Design   (Dorig Design)
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  • Chris Chris on Sep 29, 2016
    I actually like the "before" floor, but the new one is MUCH BETTER for resale and probably MUCH easier to keep clean. All that nasty grout. Is the new floor vinyl, laminate or wood? Is it slippery when wet? Important for anyone using the shower. Thank you for posting!! GREAT job.
  • Maurina Maurina on Oct 11, 2016
    How did you stencil the corners?
  • Sheron Milliner Sheron Milliner on Mar 26, 2017
    Where did you get the flooring for the bathroom?
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  • Ran22549902 Ran22549902 on Nov 21, 2017

    Greetings...

    Super amazing for sure! The stenciling is awesome. Very tasteful.

    All of the choices...perfect!

    Congratulations!! Well done.

    Randy

  • Sheryl Monaspa Sheryl Monaspa on Sep 27, 2023

    Did you use any interior design software to create this? Love your style.

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