show me your stenciled spaces

[mrspez07]

I am working on picking a color for an inset area on our breakfast nook and would like to try my hand at stenciling. However, I'm trying to decide if I need to stencil the entire thing (around the window, on the overhead space, etc. where everything is currently a color to be repainted) and would also just generally like to see some inspiration for additional ideas. Feel free to also share where you got your stencil at.

Below is the area in question (picture is from when we moved in, it now has curtains over the bay space instead of the horrible blinds and the railing is different). Just off the edge of the picture is a similar sized side wall to complete the "box" and then the maple cabinets, countertop, etc for the kitchen. Planning on a more sage-toned green (this one is too minty). Would you go dark stencil on light paint or vice versa or a gloss on eggshell in the same color? Where would you stop the stencil?

[electricmayhem]

I got my stencil at Stencil Boss on storenvy.com, but they are OMG Stencils on Etsy too. I don't currently have a picture, but mine on all of my bathroom walls-it's a rectangle-and the bottom half of the room is done in beadboard.

For colors, I looked at a lot of pictures online and went with tone on tone. The base/wall color is BM Winter White (I think) and the stencil is BM Oystershell with an equal part of Winter White mixed in. Oystershell is a fairly pale blue grey. I think the color you pick can be really dependent on the stencil design. My stencil is a medium sized pattern that uses a fair bit of paint, so I decided to stay lighter. Had I picked something that was smaller or thinner (like a trellis pattern, for example), I probably would have considered darker paint colors.

[eliza22]

I think I would just stencil the wall with the window to start. I tried looking on pinterest and the few examples I could find were done that way but the nook was also the same color as the non- nook area. So, if you have something that contrasts a lot maybe the sides as well? That's a tricky one!

[electricmayhem]

Oh, and for your space, I think I would only stencil the inset wall where the window is. I think using a stencil on the sides and top might make it feel too boxed in.

[wawa]

I just did this one:


And with furniture:


Stencil came from www.oliveleafstencils.com/

For yours I don't think I'd do the top or side walls of the nook. But the nice thing is that you can just start with the back wall and see how it looks from there. Whether to do an actual contrasting color vs. tone on tone depends on how the light hits that space. Will you be able to see a stencil that is just a different sheen?