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Reverse-Stencil Armoire
1. Using a small foam roller, base-coat
your armoire or furniture piece with Wilmington Tan paint.
Let dry.
2. Our stencil shapes came in a pack
of 10 assorted sizes. We used them to create a matching
balanced arrangement of large and small shapes on each
pair of armoire doors (see photo, opposite page). Purchase
two stencil kits so you have enough shapes to lay out
a whole panel at once. Photocopy stencils and cut out
shapes to help plan design layout. Arrange shapes on armoire
doors, taping in place. Make sure arrangement is balanced
on both doors by checking placement with a yardstick level.
Mark shape placement lightly with a pencil.
3. Use painters tape to edge borders,
and cover areas of the furniture you wish to protect from
paint splatter. (We painted the armoire doors' beveled
edges with ivory to frame the
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areas. We also painted the edges of the armoire top with
ivory.)
4. Spray adhesive onto backs of cutouts
(see photo A). You should be able to reposition a cutout
several times before reapplying adhesive. Replace photocopies
with cutouts.
5. Secure cutouts to cabinet in desired
locations (see photo B).
6. Pour a small amount of ivory paint
onto a foam plate. Dip the bristle tips
of a 2" paintbrush into the ivory and brush off most
of the paint on plate edge. To dry brush, sweep bristle
tips over stencil in a diagonal pattern (see photo C).
Let dry. Practice dry brush technique on a scrap board
before working on the furniture piece.
7. Repeat dry brushing process on each
door panel.
8. Dry brush ivory paint over masked
borders and frames.
9. Remove shape cutouts and tape (see
photo D). After paint dries, apply matte sealer to protect
finish.
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