How 1 Painted A Perfectly Striped Wall {Tutorial}
Well happy Fri everyone! I can't believe we're inwards to Nov already.
I am officially finished amongst a re-do of my daughter's room (for now!) afterwards adding 1 to a greater extent than punch this week, as well as it was 1 amongst BIG impact. I dearest all of the bright, colorful, fun fabrics that we've used inwards her room but I sentiment in that location was withal a picayune something missing.
I made a lot a changes inwards her room, but tried to stimulate got everything withal coordinate amongst her wall color. She liked it, it wasn't horrible, as well as I actually didn't desire to re-paint inwards there. But, it was withal looking a picayune "blah."
I made a lot a changes inwards her room, but tried to stimulate got everything withal coordinate amongst her wall color. She liked it, it wasn't horrible, as well as I actually didn't desire to re-paint inwards there. But, it was withal looking a picayune "blah."
I finally decided that the wall behind her bed needed to brand a bigger statement, as well as in that location were several ideas floating only about inwards my caput that I'd seen on diverse blogs. Here are the three options I was considering:
Oversized polka dots
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Horizontal Stripes
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Chevron Pattern
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I'm certain yous tin gauge the winner from the championship of my post, thence yes, the stripes won out! I actually liked the polka dots but her curtains are basically large polka dots, thence I sentiment that would live equally good repetitive. I also dearest the chevron, but didn't desire to stimulate got the hours as well as hours I knew it would require to line that off. Plus, I've been dying to do a striped wall somewhere!
Just to stimulate got a visual of what I was thinking, I did a quick, actually bad mock-up of what it powerfulness human face like:
I showed the sample to Emily as well as she loved it, thence I knew nosotros had a winner!
Just to stimulate got a visual of what I was thinking, I did a quick, actually bad mock-up of what it powerfulness human face like:
I showed the sample to Emily as well as she loved it, thence I knew nosotros had a winner!
So, hither it is!
Now, if you're a weblog addict similar me, yous in all likelihood already know everything I'm most to tell you, thence only human face at the pretty pictures as well as displace on! But, I know that several of my readers are friends who may non read a lot of blogs but would similar to endeavor their paw at some projects, thence this tutorial is for them.
There are no shortages of ikon tutorials inwards the weblog world, thence this is only a combination of lots of tips I've read over the years as well as stored away inwards my encephalon for a fourth dimension when I needed them.
1) I taped my corners. I was really skeptical of this adjacent step, but wanted to endeavor it. (Come to abide by out, it's crucial! It's the primal to this whole thing!) After taping, pigment over the border of your record amongst your BASE color (the color that's underneath the tape). Do 2 coats, only to brand certain it's practiced as well as sealed. My side walls were staying light-green thence I painted my 2 coats of light-green over the within border of the tape.
This stair accomplishes 2 things. If in that location is whatever "leakage" nether the tape, all that is leaking nether is the color that's already there. Secondly, the pigment makes a sort of seal along the border of the tape, thence that whatever other colors painted on overstep of that base of operations color are locked out as well as away from the record edge. Hopefully that makes sense.
2) I had already decided that I wanted vii broad stripes as well as wanted the overstep as well as bottom stripe to live black. I measured the wall from the bottom of the crown molding to the overstep of the baseboard. It was 102", thence I only divided past times vii as well as got fourteen 1/2" per stripe. I marked off the oil measurements where I wanted each line on each halt of the wall, as well as and thence painted the white stripes. The edges didn't stimulate got to live perfect on these, this was only my base of operations as well as would larn build clean edges when layering on the dark paint.
3) Per the instructions on the painter's tape, I waited 24 hours to allow the white stripes dry. I knew I'd live taping on overstep of them as well as didn't desire whatever of the white pigment peeling off when the record was removed. When dry out I re-marked my measurements where I wanted the stripes.
4) Next, I used a cloak-and-dagger weapon borrowed from my dad...a chalk line.
If you've never used one, they are a peachy tool to role for mark a take line over a large space. It's similar a picayune record measure, only amongst string as well as chalk within instead of a measure. The within re-chalks the string when the line is injure dorsum into the housing. To role it, individual holds the halt of the string as well as individual else stretches it across the wall, pulling it equally taught equally possible.
I was abode lone when I was cook to grade the lines as well as couldn't seat my trusty vecino to come upward over as well as lend a hand, thence I used a slice of record for 1 halt as well as stretched the line out myself.
Making certain to line upward each halt amongst your pencil marks, yous "snap" the line against the wall as well as it leaves a perfectly marked line all the means across. Popping that string was the most fun business office of this whole job!
5) With the lines marked, I as well as thence taped all of the stripes correct along the edges of my chalk lines. I also taped the side cut to the doorway that is on this wall.
6) Now, fourth dimension to seal some to a greater extent than edges. Before going whatever further, I sealed the record downwardly the border of the door cut amongst white paint, 2 coats, thence none of the dark pigment would leak onto the trim. I also did 2 coats of white along the exterior edges of all of the white stripes (where the dark stripe would live touching the white), as well as 2 coats along the baseboard which was also taped off.
7) Time for your minute color! After my record sealing coats were dry, I cutting inwards amongst dark along the overstep crown, ends of the dark stripes, as well as baseboard, followed past times rolling a coat on the remaining sections. The dark stripes took 2 coats.
8) Tip time: Whenever I'm painting, this is ever how my supplies look:
I line my pigment tray amongst a plastic purse earlier pouring inwards the paint. Then, if I'm non using it I slide it within some other plastic purse only to boot the bucket on it from drying out until I come upward dorsum to it. When non inwards role inwards betwixt coats, I seat my cut brush inwards a ziploc bag, embrace my cut loving cup amongst a baggie, as well as roll a plastic purse only about my roller. You basically only desire to block whatever air from getting to the pigment thence everything won't dry out out. I've left these for several days earlier as well as they're ever cook to become when I come upward dorsum to them. It's actually overnice non to stimulate got to rinse everything out until you're finished. When you're finished amongst the pigment tray, pour the leftover pigment dorsum inwards the tin as well as toss the bag. No clean-up!
9) After the terminal coat, I peeled all of the record off immediately. I paused for a infinitesimal earlier doing it, actually expecting to encounter scraggly lines nether the tape. Much to my delight, the lines were PERFECT!!!!, fifty-fifty on my textured walls. So much improve than I ever hoped for. The lines human face totally professional person as well as clean.
The best validation was when Emily got abode as well as saw the finished wall. She said (yelled) "COOL!...........COOL! COOL! COOL! COOL!" For a immature lady who's similar her woman rear as well as doesn't demonstrate a lot of emotion, I intend she likes it!
If you're withal amongst me, I'm impressed! That was a long post amongst lots of instructions. I promise it was tardily to understand. All inwards all, this was a relatively uncomplicated as well as quick projection that I intend makes a HUGE touching on on the room. Next calendar week I'll demonstrate yous everything inwards it's house as well as the entire room.
** Edited: See the entire completed room HERE!
1) I taped my corners. I was really skeptical of this adjacent step, but wanted to endeavor it. (Come to abide by out, it's crucial! It's the primal to this whole thing!) After taping, pigment over the border of your record amongst your BASE color (the color that's underneath the tape). Do 2 coats, only to brand certain it's practiced as well as sealed. My side walls were staying light-green thence I painted my 2 coats of light-green over the within border of the tape.
2) I had already decided that I wanted vii broad stripes as well as wanted the overstep as well as bottom stripe to live black. I measured the wall from the bottom of the crown molding to the overstep of the baseboard. It was 102", thence I only divided past times vii as well as got fourteen 1/2" per stripe. I marked off the oil measurements where I wanted each line on each halt of the wall, as well as and thence painted the white stripes. The edges didn't stimulate got to live perfect on these, this was only my base of operations as well as would larn build clean edges when layering on the dark paint.
3) Per the instructions on the painter's tape, I waited 24 hours to allow the white stripes dry. I knew I'd live taping on overstep of them as well as didn't desire whatever of the white pigment peeling off when the record was removed. When dry out I re-marked my measurements where I wanted the stripes.
4) Next, I used a cloak-and-dagger weapon borrowed from my dad...a chalk line.
I was abode lone when I was cook to grade the lines as well as couldn't seat my trusty vecino to come upward over as well as lend a hand, thence I used a slice of record for 1 halt as well as stretched the line out myself.
Making certain to line upward each halt amongst your pencil marks, yous "snap" the line against the wall as well as it leaves a perfectly marked line all the means across. Popping that string was the most fun business office of this whole job!
5) With the lines marked, I as well as thence taped all of the stripes correct along the edges of my chalk lines. I also taped the side cut to the doorway that is on this wall.
6) Now, fourth dimension to seal some to a greater extent than edges. Before going whatever further, I sealed the record downwardly the border of the door cut amongst white paint, 2 coats, thence none of the dark pigment would leak onto the trim. I also did 2 coats of white along the exterior edges of all of the white stripes (where the dark stripe would live touching the white), as well as 2 coats along the baseboard which was also taped off.
7) Time for your minute color! After my record sealing coats were dry, I cutting inwards amongst dark along the overstep crown, ends of the dark stripes, as well as baseboard, followed past times rolling a coat on the remaining sections. The dark stripes took 2 coats.
8) Tip time: Whenever I'm painting, this is ever how my supplies look:
9) After the terminal coat, I peeled all of the record off immediately. I paused for a infinitesimal earlier doing it, actually expecting to encounter scraggly lines nether the tape. Much to my delight, the lines were PERFECT!!!!, fifty-fifty on my textured walls. So much improve than I ever hoped for. The lines human face totally professional person as well as clean.
The best validation was when Emily got abode as well as saw the finished wall. She said (yelled) "COOL!...........COOL! COOL! COOL! COOL!" For a immature lady who's similar her woman rear as well as doesn't demonstrate a lot of emotion, I intend she likes it!
If you're withal amongst me, I'm impressed! That was a long post amongst lots of instructions. I promise it was tardily to understand. All inwards all, this was a relatively uncomplicated as well as quick projection that I intend makes a HUGE touching on on the room. Next calendar week I'll demonstrate yous everything inwards it's house as well as the entire room.
** Edited: See the entire completed room HERE!
Have a wonderful weekend!
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