Decorating with Plaster Stenciling

Super Easy Sky Mural

Blotting on Gray

Blending Gray

Blotting on Pale Cream

Blending Pale Cream

End of mural

Creating a sky mural is much easier than you think! I did this one in just one day in our home in Idaho over Thanksgiving week.

I first measured out my space of 15 x 8 feet, marking it with painters tape, then painted the inside of my rectangle pale blue.

 I found that holding a wide, flat board to the wall and against the ceiling was the easiest way to get my measurements straight, marking the end of the board as I moved it along the wall. Give this a try in a large room where holding a tape measure to the wall becomes difficult if you are doing the project alone.

I decided I wanted the clouds to surround the inside of the frame with just wispy clouds in the center.

I began by blotting light gray paint in a random pattern with a wide paint brush, blending it to a softer pattern with a sea sponge.

I then blotted a very pale cream (you can use white if you like) on the top area of the gray, blending it as well, both in to the gray area and along the top against the blue sky.

You can create any shaped cloud you choose. If you need a visual reference, look to the sky or a photo of clouds. Feel free to copy the one I have below of real clouds as a good reference.

Click photo to enlarge and save for your own use

Now I will cast plaster pieces to surround my ceiling mural and create the look of a real Victorian Ceiling.

Photos of the full ceiling mural will come after Christmas.

Designer's tip:

To give your sky mural a sunset appearance, simply blot on and blend a bit of pink or muted yellow to the underside or top side of your clouds.

Clouds in Left Corner

Side Clouds

Finished Clouds with pink added

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