How To Stencil Numbers On Furniture The Easy Way

Have you seen all the numbers projects on Pinterest?

There are numbers on tables, walls, glasses…you name it.

I stenciled numbers on a coffee table and a chair and they are very cute!

Here’s that tutorial I promised….oh….about 3 weeks ago.

Stencil Numbers On Furniture

This is the table I bought at a local thrift store for $20.

The iron base was a little beat up and it was also black which I didn’t care for.

I used the Rust-Oleum Metallic Paint & Primer In One to spray the base.

The color is Oil Rubbed Bronze and it’s a really really dark brown almost black but the metallic element makes it look really rich looking.

I first painted the table top an off-white.

My plan was to stencil individual numbers in all different sizes on the table top.

I went to Hobby Lobby to buy some larger number stencils and I picked up a couple of packs of stencil letters that the store person assured me had numbers also…..they didn’t.

Rethinking…..

I pulled out all my stencil packs and went with plan B.

I laid out the numbers like so.

Then I took my can of Rust-Oleum Oil Rubbed Bronze and started spraying.

The problem was….I started running out of paint.

I had used that can of spray paint on several hardware projects.

I sprayed and sprayed until the can was empty.

I didn’t get complete coverage but I kind of liked the look…it grew on me.

The chair was going to be number seven.

Don’t ask me why…I don’t have an answer.

I didn’t have a really big number seven but I did have a large metal number seven that was an address number or door number or something like that.

So I made my own stencil from the plastic backing that was in the large stencil package {the one with no numbers}.

The number on the chair became 77 because everything was off center with just the 7….I didn’t measure so good….so I added the second little seven!

Then I distressed the numbers!

I finished the table with a coat of Minwax Lacquer.

and…..

…that’s it!

See how easy that was.

If the first plan isn’t working….move on.

Thanks for being here, Kathy

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