Furniture Upcycling with Mandala Stencils

Sustainable and stylish living through upcycling

With stencils, you can implement a lot of DIY projects for your home to give your four walls their own character and new spirit. Nobody wants their home to look like one from the IKEA catalog, and thus like the homes of countless people around the world. With stencils, you have the opportunity to give your furniture your own signature and create unique pieces of furniture.

You can find our stencils here.

Furniture upcycling with a mandala stencil. You can find this stencil here.

One furniture hack you can implement with stencils is to transform boring IKEA chests of drawers. Most households use the practical Hemnes or Malm chests of drawers because they are inexpensive and spacious. Painted with stencils and matching colors, the dull IKEA chests of drawers become unique pieces and absolute eye-catchers. Ornaments on the drawers create a Mediterranean look, while lacquered frames are more suitable for a modern interior design style. Complete the new look with new knobs thanks to a furniture hack. You can find these furniture knobs in the photo here.

In the course of the sustainability movement, which is currently very popular especially on social media, old pieces of furniture are given a new look. Upcycling is the name of the trend in which old furniture from bulky waste, flea markets or relatives is renewed with paint. And this is how upcycling works: If you have an old piece of furniture, for example a chest of drawers or a desk, you should sand the wood and paint it in a subtle color. White and gray are popular. Then you set accents with stencils and contrasting colors. This is how easily an old piece of furniture becomes the centerpiece of your home.