I was browsing the web yesterday, trying to find some inspiration about what we should put on our shutters when we repaint them. Now that we now we can get the color matched that is currently on there at Hornbach, we just have to decide what we want them to look like in the future. We’re not happy with the flower design on there now, it just look cheap and improvised. We’re leaning towards something like a rose but not totally sold on that although we do want it to be relatively simple. I found something I like at the Stencil Library website which has some really nice stencils without the country and froo-froo feel.
They also have some really nice grapevine stencils which we’d love to try to use on a plaque above the wine cellar or something like that…
And if you’re looking for any sort of architectural stencils, this is a great place to start. Columns, planters, statues, even huge fountains…very cool indeed but unfortunately not remotely fitting for our place.
I have to say that I REALLY like that tulip stencil!!
I was thinking the other day after you first posted about this that you might want to take a pictue of one of your windows and use photoshop or even just cut & paste with paper & glue to try out the look of different stencils.
One last fyi – I was thrilled to see that you linked to my blog, but I’ve changed, from http://georgetownhouse.livejournal.com, to http://retrovation.blogspot.com.
I have so much fun reading about your house updates – it’s just such a different type of renovation project than most out there.
That’s a good idea about playing with the stencil in photoshop. I was thinking of printing one out as well just to test it first but playing with the size would probably be easier in photoshop 🙂
Hope you enjoy blogger. I have to admit I’m in love with all things Google lol