Stencils for the bathroom: with their own hands, design and decor( 41 photos)

In Soviet times, the bathroom walls were painted with oil paint using a maximum of two colors. Then it became fashionable to glue the walls with tiles. Now designers offer a lot of options how to make a regular room bright and unique. One of the available and creative ways - screen printing - is great for decorating the wettest room in the house.

The main feature of the bathroom and its problem is water, more precisely a lot of water in a small space.

Hence the nuances of the work:

• Use for the painting you need moisture resistant paints. Since the premises are closed, it is better that the paint dries quickly. The same requirement for the main wall covering.
• A small space requires a careful approach to selecting the pattern and its position. Using the correct size pattern, you can increase the size of the room.

Large drawings are good where there is a feeling of emptiness that can not be filled with bulky objects.

Stencils can be applied to even, pre-formed walls, existing tiles, mirror surfaces or cabinet doors. The main condition: clean the surface. If applied to bare walls, then aligned and prepared for painting, if on other surfaces, it is necessary to walk through a soap solution for cleaning and degreasing. Otherwise, the paint will not fall down or begin to stain, and after drying it will quickly come down. A clean surface will provide grip and durability of the pattern.

As for the stencil, here the preparation is divided into the choice of a pattern or the creation of a drawing, and also transferring it to a template - a kind of workpiece. About this - a little later.

Painting with paints is fascinating, especially for creative people. However, even pragmatic people can find their joy in this occupation and make a hobby of it.

As it is possible to draw patterns:

The easiest way is a one-color flat drawing by template. On the prepared drawing it is necessary to walk only one color. Perfect for the first experience. So you can create simple ornaments and complex pictures. The difference is only in the templates used.

The option for the patient is a multicolored pattern in which two or more colors are used. This option allows you to get a more expressive or cheerful picture. It is assumed that the process of preparing and selecting a drawing will take more time, as well as its application. At the preliminary stage, the choice of the color palette and planning is made, as it is used in the figure itself. You may need several blanks for each color.

Volumetric stencils are an art for professionals. The template acts as a reference for the layout of parts of the picture, giving a uniform shape. Get a relief image will help plastic masses or special putty. Also work with color is not excluded. In this way, you can make beautiful voluminous images( ships, clouds, mermaids), creating a certain style and atmosphere. Of course, there will be a lot of time for this kind of work, and you can make a bas-relief yourself if you practice beforehand. The first time the work may not work.

Reverse stencil( negative) is a tricky technique when you need to fill in the area around the template, leaving the selected drawing with the original color. Helps to work with contrasting colors and textures, creating an interesting deep and multilevel drawing. Also an option for the sophisticated, it is often used in a multi-color format.

If the selected composition is not resistant, the durability of the pattern can be achieved by fixing the result of the waterproof varnish. The same trick also helps when working with bas-reliefs, prolonging their life

How to apply colorants? Choose, based on personal preferences: brushes, rollers, sponges, cans. In this issue there are no rigid canons.

The best stencils look great in large spaces, free of furniture and parts( on the wall above the bathroom, for example).Small patterns help to give an elegant look to the room, where there are no bright color accents. So you can not only decorate the inevitable or bulky, boring items( ventilation, rosette, shelves, mirrors and cabinets), but also to beat them, combine with the rest of the interior, using one theme( fish, butterflies, plant pattern).Drawings will help hide some wall defects.

In addition to purchasing options from the building store, you can use self-made templates for drawing a picture. The figure itself can be found on the Internet, asking the theme of interest in the search engine, or create it yourself. The last option is better to use, if you clearly represent the idea or have some experience of design work. Draw a sketch on paper, if it is complex, then simplify the idea, so it was more convenient to implement in life. If the silhouette turns out to be unconfined or unrecognizable, make it stylized. Finished drawing transfer to vinyl or other resistant material( plastic, cardboard).Cut the picture on the office with a construction knife or a scalpel, observing the precautionary measures so as not to get injured.

Check the level of the picture, make light notes with a pencil if necessary, fix the stencil with paint tape or special unstable glue( to leave no traces on the surface and easily leave it)."Hide" with adhesive tape and paper those parts of the interior, on which the paint should not fall. If necessary, cover the floor with a newspaper or polyethylene.

Apply the first coat of paint. After complete drying, you can refresh the color with a second layer( if necessary and based on the idea).Sponge and brush beforehand you need to get wet, removing the excess so that they do not become dirty over the edge. The paint from the can should be sprayed at a distance of about 25-30 cm( this will give a more even layer and make the flow optimal).

Further work depends on your imagination: change the color, move the stencil to the next place.

When the work is ready, you can apply a fixing layer of clear varnish. When it dries up, remove the remnants of scotch and paper, admire the creation!

Despite the name( stencil, pattern), this technique makes the room unique in its kind. In order not to spoil the work, and then the mood, to enjoy your work, you should pay attention to the recommendations:

• The less experience, the less tricks you should use. Use the purchased stock, they simplify the task. Large clear lines are better transferred to the surface, small features, a large number of corners are difficult to carry and often "cut off".
• The size of the picture should correspond to the possibilities of space: large compositions are suitable for large areas, small stencils in the design of details and small areas.
• Elegantly look paintings made in one technique, or supporting one theme, the number of colors can be arbitrary. The theme helps to unite the elements of the room, create your own style.
• Reverse stencils help to create an effect of depth, volume space. It is better to perform them with an aerosol paint. Antiblocks are good at creating landscapes - leaf fall, tree branches, fireworks, waves, horizon lines. As a stencil you can use natural materials: expressive branches, large leaves( for example, fern, maple, birch branches).This method is better to work out beforehand in order to catch a good "perspective": from different points, spraying will give new "shadows".
• Favorite themes for templates in the bathroom: stylized flowers, floral ornaments, Greek, Roman and Egyptian patterns, marine theme( fish, shells, anchors, etc.), landscapes, African motifs, cartoon characters. When choosing colors, stop on bright, juicy, eye-pleasing shades and combinations. Dark, black and dirty shades are the prerogative of experienced masters, beginners can overdo it.
• Drawings can decorate a room, zoning, decorating flaws, combining disparate details.

It's not always possible to accurately implement an idea. This is no reason to be upset, because the bathroom has found its face and will become recognizable for your guests. Minor mistakes - these are highlights, which they thought. Let the rest think so.

Decorating walls and bathroom furniture can be done without a stencil. For example, simple painting, without a template. Still, it's better to figure out on paper the sketches and choose colors, so that the final result is not upset. Professionals create real masterpieces, which are a pity to lose because of new repairs. True, there can be a lot of time left for such an option.

There is a simple and exciting method where you do not need to paint perfectly, it's called decoupage. This is a useful design skill that perfectly matches with country and provence styles, makes the interiors dear and close to the heart, deprives them of a cool gloss and adds coziness. It is often used to decorate individual items of the interior and is combined with other techniques to achieve special expressiveness and the effect of the "sweet old thing".

At the heart of decoupage is the use of a ready-made drawing on a thin paper or napkin. You can find ready-made sets for decoupage in handicraft shops. Decide where and what pictures you want to put, prepare the surface. If the napkins are too dense, they can be slightly soaked, so that the upper ink layer leaves faster. Gently press it to the desired area of ​​the wall, on top of the drawing, walk with a brush with PVA glue. Do not be afraid of torn edges and unevenness - it creates a charm, a kind of "long-liver", things with a history. The glue will help to adhere to the surface, and when the pattern becomes dry, you can protect it from humidity with acrylic lacquer. Very thin paper with a picture can be glued dry.

Bathroom decoration is, of course, troublesome and not for every owner. At the same time, it reflects your true attitude to yourself and your home, shows how much you love the household, achieving beauty even in small things. And it's also a great way to revive podnadoevshy interior without significant costs. If you involve other members of the family in this case, you can create an excellent family tradition or hobby!