Oh my that looks just like Morris paper! Wonderful work!

It's wonderful, and how proud you must be of doing it yourself.
The light fixture looks great, too! Congratulations on a job very well done.

Very elegant!

Very well done indeed! All of your hard work has certainly paid off -- what a lovely room! :)

It was worth the work, it looks fabulous.

You did a fabulous job on the stenciling - corners ARE killers, as are any edges but you aced it! Love the room and with fresh floor it will be stunning. Are you planning a rug or bare floors?

Thank you all for the nice comments. Just bare floors. We have a dog and cat that shed like crazy. It is much easy to keep up with bare floors.

In the adjoining living room I just removed the area rug and like it much better. It makes the room seem larger.

Beautiful! Wow, so meticulous.

Absolutely gorgeous-- I am so very impressed! You must stop and smile each time you walk through or near the dining room!!

LOVE, love, LOVE it! Gorgeous job!!!

Beautiful!

I love it! That is really terrific. What a beautiful job you did. I love the idea of having hand-crafted design in your artsy-craftsy-looking home, too.

You are REALLY patient and talented !! It looks wonderful . I love bare floors too ! The wood is cool and sensuous feeling :) If you can still lift your arms give yourself a BIG pat on the back .c

Charming! You did a wonderful job.

What an exquisite job. It all comes together so beautifully. I love the whole thing.

Amazing work. It is looks terrific. You should be very proud.

Beth P.

Simply marvelous! You really did a spectacular job-I would never even contemplate it! The colors look great with the woodwork, too, which seems to glow next to the walls. The light looks terrific.

Wow! How long has stenciling been "back in"? Not that that matters. It looks so professional and I have just the place to add some interest to my DR, but I would never do such a lovely job as you. I'd pay you top dollar to my space!

so gorgeous - I love the colors, and with the wood tones and the beautiful light - it is a wonderful room!

That is stunning! I love both colors and truly can't believe you stenciled that whole room. My head wants to explode at the thought of it, but obviously you have a different temperament than me!

Fabulous job! Love the birds in the corners. Really beautiful job! Love the chandelier too. It all looks really beautiful and professional.

Thank you all again for the nice comments. I'm don't know if stenciling is in or out, lol. In a past thread I debated wallpapering the room in the Willow pattern. The room has a lot of interuptions and I wanted to "soften" it. Palimpest explained that I was looking for a pattern with no decernable repeat.

The wallpaper wasn't going to work (price and durabiltiy) so found this stencil. It's from cuttingedgestencils.com. The stencil held up well considering how much work it got. Toward the end I cut it up to help with the odd corners.

I could only handle about 2 hours of it at a time as I would start to get sloppy and I couldn't focus. DD wants you all to know that she helped. When the stenciling was done, DD, DH, and myself, took small paint brushes and went around the room "fixing" things. We only spent about 20 minutes doing this but it was worth it. DD said if she was going to be forced to live with leaves on the walls at least they had to be neat.

The paint colors are olympic "sweet annie" and Eddie Baurer "bungalow gold". Both are mixed in valspar. We painted the living room the gold. The ceilings are a different color that I don't remember now.

Must say thank you to my darling DH who was very hesitant about this. He painted the ceiling and base coat green. He also would set up the paint for me and put it away when I was done. He is very neat about paint clean up and I am not.

The two birds gives DH as little symetry in a room which he likes.

Annie, you live in WNY but chance? I would at least help you if I could.

I will show more as the room evolves.

This post was edited by debrak_2008 on Sun, May 19, 13 at 20:05

Take a bow! Great job.

I noticed the birds right away, and it's my favorite part. It is a bit of a surprise because, without it, it reads in photos as wallpaper.

I do think of stencilling as solidly out, but when something is as skillfully and tastefully done as your dining room, there is no "out". Brava.

debrak: No, thousands away; but you have inspired me.
Annie

Beautiful!

It's fantastic! Your dining room looks great with the colors and the pattern--- I am impressed that your DD and DH helped, too. You've done a wonderful job and I wouldn't care what anyone says, YOUR stenciling will ALWAYS be "in." Congratulations on a job well done!

I'm glad you posted pics, because I wanted to see how this turned out.
WOW!
It looks fabulous!
Great job!

Wow! Definitely not the type of stenciling that goes in and out of style, it's wonderful. It looks right at home in your space! And that light is great too, good choice!

I didn't notice the birds before. Great idea!

That's gorgeous! You must have the patience of a saint.

Had to go back and find the birds! Really, it looks wonderful, you all did a great job.

What a beautiful look you have created. I love it.

Thank you all for the postive feedback. It is especially meaningful as I've seen some of your rooms and am usually in awe of what you create. : )