“I’ll stencil anything that doesn’t move,” says antique dealer-turned- artist Terry Swing, who has a cache of furniture and fabrics to prove his point. But the motifs he produces are a far cry from ...

Stenciling is an easy, inexpensive and surprisingly expressive decorating technique especially suited to furniture and surfaces such as walls and floors. The craft consists of applying color (usually ...

PORTSMOUTH — History is Leah Caswell's inspiration. Often, Caswell draws upon historic paintings or designs to create the patterns for the line of stencils she has manufactured and marketed since 1984 ...