How to Add Decorative Trim and Raised Stencil to Furniture
by
Pamela Field
(IC: homeowner)
I took a plain little cabinet and added a raised stencil and decorative trim to give it an updated look.
Started with this drab, outdated little cabinet.
1st step was I cleaned and took the doors off and removed the scalloped trim on door fronts
In this case I used scrapbook paper as the stencil and used spackling to create the texture in the door panels.
I painted a base coat of gray chalk paint. Craft store decorative trim was added to the panels. On the drawer front I taped it off and added the raised stencil before the decorative trim just because it was easier to work on a flat surface. I built the trim around it.
This was my 1st attempt at mitered corners. I little wood filler to compensate for my inexperience. :P
I painted the exterior in gray with a brown glaze. I finished it with a wash in antique white and top coat of polyacrylic. The interior was painted a turquoise with the same brown glaze and a wash of antique white.
Painted the drawers with the same turquoise and used decoupage to add coordinating fabric to the drawer.
New hardware on the drawers.
tada! Here she is!
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Published August 29th, 2015 12:13 PM
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Jessica Stampfer-Van Den Ber on Nov 01, 2015Love this!
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