DIY stencilled bench seat

Step 1
Start by giving the bench seat a good sand with a medium grit sandpaper. Wipe away the dust with a soft dry cloth. Paint the seat with one coat of Resene Quick Dry. Once the primer is dry, give it a light sand with a fine grit sandpaper. Wipe off sanding dusts.

Step 2
Paint the legs and base of the seat with two coats of Resene Warrior, allowing for the first coat to dry before applying the second coat. Use a measuring tape to mark stripes along the top of the seat. Use painters tape to tape off every second stripe and paint each stripe a different colour. Fleur used Resene Warrior, Resene Teal Blue, Resene Bismark, Resene Planter and Resene Middle Earth.

Step 3
Remove the tape as soon as you have finished the second coat.

Step 4
Once the paint has cured overnight, use tape again to paint in the remaining stripes with Resene St Kilda, Resene Liberty, Resene Green Pea and Resene Untamed.

Step 5
Cut out a stencil of a circle and a triangle. Fleur’s circle is 13cm in diameter and the base of the triangle is 22cm long. With a small piece of foam, dab paint into the stencil. Fleur used Resene Castle Rock for the circles and Resene Black for the triangles.