As I rework this site, I’ve been sorting through all the files sitting on the server gathering dust, and was surprised to stumble across these photos.
I painted this screen door years ago, to hide the lovely view of the garage behind it. I primed the screen with Kilz, based with left over Sherwin Williams satin, and stenciled with stencil cremes. The wood is stained with acrylic craft paint thinned with extender. I didn’t seal it because I’m lazy and it’s not really exposed to the elements — it opens to our garage.
I later took a screen stenciling class from Nancy Tribolet, and learned how I could have done it better! For instance, I had trouble getting the tape holding my stencil up to stay in place, but Nancy taught us to use stud earrings instead of tape. She really is a wonderful teacher, so if you ever get the chance to take one of her classes, snap it up!
Susan Means says
Nancy’s article says stencil paint, is that what you used on a screen, where do you get that?
Stencil Search says
Susan, we used Delta stencil cremes in the class I took from Nancy, and that’s what I used on this screen as well. They are available at many crafts stores, and online at stores like MisterArt and JoAnn’s