I tried DIY stencilling my bedroom but when I unpeeled the finished look I was horrified – it was too advanced for me
One woman shared how she had been inspired to stencil her bedroom wall, but it hadn't gone according to plan.
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TikTok user @lifeatthelma showed how she had picked out a gorgeous sage green paint and had then taped a decorative stencil to the wall.
She thought everything had gone swimmingly, until she peeled back the stencil to reveal her hard work.
To her horror, the paint had spread until the stencil and it looked messy and not like the design she had wanted.
On her video, which has over 1.6million views, she wrote: "Unfortunately I think stencilling may be too advanced for me lol.
'This bedroom really has been testing me.'
After she pulled off a larger section, she joked: 'But do we think it is giving cottage core (the goal) or chain link fence?'
Many people were quick to offer their advice in the comments as to how she could fix it.
One said: 'dry the brush as much as possible , almost no color on it and then multiple coats.'
Another added: 'You need a stenciling brush and BLOT the paint off before you put it on the stencil.'
And a third commented: 'Practice makes perfect. Either the stencil wasn't snug against the wall, you used too much product, or you used the wrong applicator.'
My garden was looking so old and the patio was broken - now it's a lush oasis and people can't believe how little I spent
The woman said she was going to continue, after making the recommended tweaks.
She continued: 'So, people also said to get a box or, like, cardboard to wipe the brush off so it's mostly dry. So we're gonna try that.
'One other suggestion was to have adhesive for this. No one told me what kind of adhesive, so let me know, because if this doesn't work, then I'll try it out.
'Because it does pucker a little bit from the wall. But I don't want any residue left on the wall, so that's what I'm concerned about.'
STENCIL WAR
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We previously shared how another woman had more success with her stencilling her front porch area, but it sparked a neighbour row.
A clip shared to TikTok showed how she had added the stencils to the front steps of her home, and also to the passageway leading to her neighbours' houses either side.
She had abruptly stopped when she reached one of the neighbour's boundaries due to a dispute.
The woman explained on her @__bambamx account: 'When you help your mum paint her slabs, and she has two neighbours - but she doesn't like one.
'Neighbours at war - Don't get any more blatant than that.'
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