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Wallpapered/Stenciled Furniture

A great trick to sprucing up an old piece of furniture.

Okay, we know what you are thinking. 

"Wallpaper….really Divine Consign? That is soooo 1972."

Not so quick, missy! We’re not telling you to wallpaper your entire house  (that could be a little disastrous…)We're just encouraging you to (tastefully) play with pattern!

If you take a leeeeetle bit of your favorite fancy patterned wall paper…

…and add an item in your home that just needs a little "sprucing"…

You end up with a super adorable and fun (and DIY..aka cheap!) updated piece of furniture (like the ones in our photos!)

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See! We would never misguide you!

If you are REALLY too chicken to use wallpaper…we included a few examples of how a stencil and some paint can give you the same effect…without the commitment!

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Alright now get to work you crafty-young-thing, you! We’d love to see your finished creations.

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