How to Stencil Raised Designs on Furniture

Applying raised designs to furniture is easy with a raised stencil specifically made for that application.

This old table I found at a flea market becomes my target "save it" project and I can't wait to see the finished product of my efforts.

I first sanded the piece, fixed a broken leg and then applied the Raised Plaster Furniture Borders Stencil design around the entire edge of the trim piece. Simply tape the stencil in place over the intended area. If need be, mask off areas you don't want to expose the medium you are using.

Once the medium is completely dry, I'll then lightly sand any weird raised areas that appear abnormal.

I applied the raised stencil to the trim of the table to create a piece that winds up being much more ornate than the original version. I love hand carved designs on furniture and that's exactly what this will look like once it's completed.


Now I'll wait for it to dry so that I can get it primed, painted and "prettied". I LOVE projects like this!

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New Raised Plaster Trim Designs Stencils for Furniture Sparks New Project

I love re-doing furniture. There's just something about taking something worn out and considered "discardable" and making it something to love again.

I found this solid wood, round table at the flea market and instantly, my new
Raised Plaster Tremont Furniture Border Stencils came to mind for the trim on this table. Not only was I delighted at the sight of this aged treasure, but also at the price! He gave it to me for a song...(OK, not literally, but I would have paid him in music too!).

My Plaster Tremont Furniture border stencils are perfect for wrapping around the upper trim to create ornamental detail on this plain table. Don't you think? Then maybe I'll use the Raised Plaster Tremont Element Stencils in the center of the top of the table.

Watch the progress!

Adding Decorative Touches with Plaster Stencils

The cool thing about stenciling is that there is no shortage of awesome stencil designs!

Here, Phyllis Katheder used 3 different Raised Plaster Stencil Designs to add elegant detail to her walls.

You see the detail, but you don't immediately notice that the stencil designs don't match. Because each stencil was plastered in white to match the white wood molding, it all seems to come together in a beautiful way.

Look for many wall stenciling projects and great stencils and plaster molds on the VictoriaLarsen.com website.

Raised Plaster Stenciling in the Master Bedroom

Have you ever been faced with re-decorating a room and struggling with just what to do? What color do I paint? What pattern do I use? How will I bring it all together?


 Re-decorating becomes much easier if you choose a favorite piece or painting in your room to work around. (Or set out to find a new one!).


For my master bedroom decorating, I decided to take the colors out of my favorite print. It hangs above my bed and I show it off with a decorative curtain rod and sheer swag.

This print has soothing, yet dramatic colors of pale gray/brown and deeper brown. So in my decorating, I decided to work with those colors to coordinate with this lovely focal point.

The resulting ornamental plaster ceiling frame that I wrote about earlier, has these exact colors in it. 


I then needed to incorporate the same colors  in to the other architectural elements in the room.


Years ago, I crafted ceiling to floor wall columns that were once marbled with light, warm brown colors. They no longer coordinated with my new color scheme. 


Notice how they now have been faux finished with the deeper brown within the print and ceiling frame. I kept the existing Raised Plaster Vertical Leaf Frieze Stencil design from our stencil however. It's vertical design works perfectly on these columns.

The room is really coming together! Now just to get that crappy, dark blue carpeting changed out and I'll be a happy artist!


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Ornamental plaster in the Master Bedroom

Wow, it's been nearly a year since I moved in to my forest home in the mountains of Idaho. I can't believe it! And I've spent plenty of time working on it. 




The master bedroom is large but because there is so much wall space, it was also very plain. Not any more!

I decided to add ornamental plaster to the ceiling with painted frames, a Raised Plaster Stencil and plaster pieces from our plaster molds.

I first painted a large rectangle in pale brown then created an outer border that I faux finished with simple dark brown paint over the top of the light brown color I used for the center.


I then applied our Raised Plaster Floral Central Stencil in the center, repeated 4 times in to a large medallion.


 I cast all the pieces I needed then painted them pewter.

I applied each piece to the edge of the painted ceiling frames by spreading pre-tinted joint compound over the back of each piece which serves as the adhesive.

Applying the pieces is a cinch! Simply hold in place for 60 seconds, let go and it becomes permanent (though actually removable someday is need be...by why would you want to?)

The master bedroom took on a very elegant, high end look with the addition of the plaster ceiling frame. I love it and now wake up to it each morning with a smile on my face. The cool thing is that it also increases the value of my home (quite literally, since it's known as "custom plaster" to appraisers!).

Now, think about your own home. Would it benefit with the addition of a ceiling frame or medallion? You can simply do something simple around a light fixture then paint it the same color as the ceiling for understated beauty!


In my next post, I'll show you how I brought the whole room together with accessories and further faux finishes.


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Creating Life-sized Trees on Your Walls is Easy!

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Large, lovely tree designs inside the home has become quite the rage for the past few years! And I love it!


Where they used to simply be part of a large wall mural, now, tree designs are being used as a single focal point.


Our Raised Plaster Aspen Tree Stencil has been used to create that single focal point, but also to literally cover the walls in a forest of trees! And every time someone sends me a new picture of what they did with that stencil, I'm so amazed at the different variations.


Some people, such as Kitty Ariza (one of my favorite and most creative customers) decided to do an interesting little twist on my Aspen Tree Stencil. Instead of adding the branch of leaves stencil, she opted to glue metal leaves to the tree that she found at a craft store. How cool is that???

The look is fabulous!

The tree actually begins down in the stairwell and climbs all the way up to the upper ceiling!
I also love the beige tone she used on the wall which sets off the gold tone of the leaves perfectly! The slight shading on the right side of the trunk helps to give the raised stencil design even more depth.


So if you have a blank wall space in your home that needs something grand, consider this design option.