SKU: 7544
EUR72.90
| Weight | 0.7 kg |
|---|---|
| Patterns | 4 wallpapers, 9 stretcher |
Templates
Four wallpapers, nine borders
Almost all repeat patterns have been painted using stencils throughout history. The painters of medieval churches, the wallpaper makers of the 18th and 19th centuries, all used stencils to create their repeat patterns.
The golden age in Sweden was the early 19th century, when people often decorated their houses with stencils, a cheap and relatively easy way to imitate the expensive printed paper wallpaper of the upper classes. Stenciled walls became the decorative art of the social middle class and were common in the finer rooms of the home. In kitchens and simpler rooms, the walls were more often splash-painted. In some parts of Sweden, stencilling developed into a fine art, such as Hälsingland. Many patterns became localized, as painters worked within limited geographical areas.
In the 20th century, the technique has survived, for example in the production of signs. With the revival of interest in folk art in the late 20th century, stencil painting experienced a renaissance and many local associations and museums took up local patterns again.
Interest in old houses has also opened up new avenues for stencilling in cities. In the stairwells of apartment buildings, it is therefore common today to have stenciled borders on the walls. Stenciled walls often have bold patterns and many people are therefore hesitant to use them. But remember that stenciled wallpapers almost always belong to rooms with breast panels. They are only meant to cover part of the wall. That’s why wild and colorful patterns can still create both calm and harmonious rooms.
Step by step – how to do it:
1. brush paint the wall with a base color. A good base is, for example, gray foam board, in whole waves or in squares. Choose glue paint or matt linseed oil paint. Follow the wallpapering and painting instructions under Building Care – Do it yourself.
2.Trace and cut out the stencil with a stencil knife. Make the stencil five to six centimeters larger than the pattern itself, so that you don’t accidentally paint outside. Draw a center line vertically and horizontally on the stencil. This will allow you to use the support lines on the wall to keep the pattern straight.
3. draw discrete support lines on the wall, vertically or horizontally, or both. Some stencils, also contain pass points. The pass points are marked with crosses on the stencil. This means that, for example, you can only paint every other stencil while waiting for the paint to dry. Then you fill in as you go.
4. Start painting next to a door, or next to a window. Start from the top. This will give you a vertical support of the door frame. If it’s a border, start at the corner that is least conspicuous, as there is likely to be a seam if the pattern is not even.
5. Attach the stencils with pieces of masking tape as you paint. Start with stencil A. When you have finished painting all A, continue with B etc.
6. dab paint into the stencil. Paint with as dry a brush as possible, otherwise there is a risk of paint running behind the stencil. Don’t forget that the registration points must also be filled in before you move the stencil to the next position.
7. Move the template to the next position. Follow the pass points and any support lines, so that it aligns with the previous one. Finish painting with the first stencil before continuing with the next one.
8. Let the pattern dry before you start the next stencil. However, both glue paint and matt linseed oil paint usually dry so quickly that there is no waiting time.
9. Wipe the stencil from time to time, for example by pressing it against an absorbent surface of kitchen or newspaper.
Templates
Four wallpapers, nine borders
Almost all repeat patterns have been painted using stencils throughout history. The painters of medieval churches, the wallpaper makers of the 18th and 19th centuries, all used stencils to create their repeat patterns.
The golden age in Sweden was the early 19th century, when people often decorated their houses with stencils, a cheap and relatively easy way to imitate the expensive printed paper wallpaper of the upper classes. Stenciled walls became the decorative art of the social middle class and were common in the finer rooms of the home. In kitchens and simpler rooms, the walls were more often splash-painted. In some parts of Sweden, stencilling developed into a fine art, such as Hälsingland. Many patterns became localized, as painters worked within limited geographical areas.
In the 20th century, the technique has survived, for example in the production of signs. With the revival of interest in folk art in the late 20th century, stencil painting experienced a renaissance and many local associations and museums took up local patterns again.
Interest in old houses has also opened up new avenues for stencilling in cities. In the stairwells of apartment buildings, it is therefore common today to have stenciled borders on the walls. Stenciled walls often have bold patterns and many people are therefore hesitant to use them. But remember that stenciled wallpapers almost always belong to rooms with breast panels. They are only meant to cover part of the wall. That’s why wild and colorful patterns can still create both calm and harmonious rooms.
| Weight | 0.7 kg |
|---|---|
| Patterns | 4 wallpapers, 9 stretcher |
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