Stenciled Hanging Light Revamp

I mentioned this project to you when I showed you the quatrefoil stenciled cork board created with Martha Stewart’s new paint line by Plaid.  You are going to see a lot of stenciling around here in the coming weeks.  For this project, I took an old red hanging lamp I have had for years and made it new using acrylics and stencils.  Today I will detail that process…

Supplies:

• Old hanging lamp
• Acrylic paints in desired base coat and stencil colors
• Stencils
• Stencil Spray Adhesive
• Sponge brush
• Stencil brush or sponge applicator

Instructions:

• Clean lampshade, removing any dust/debris

• Paint on base layer using one inch sponge brush.  I used a metallic black craft paint for the base coat.

• Once that dries completely, plan your stencil placement.  Spray the stencils with the adhesive and place on lampshade.  Lightly load your stencil brush and apply paint in a swirling motion over the stencils.  This was kinda tricky since the surface was curved, and not supported underneath.  My stenciling was not perfect, but I was satisfied.

• Remove the stencils while the paint is still wet.  Let dry before overlapping stencil areas, if that is a part of your design.  That’s it.  Completely new look, with little investment!

Here it is in the room that inspired it.  Love it with the doilies!