Boring Walls Scream For Stirpes!

Need a change? Follow these tips for happy walls!

Tip #1 Paint horizontal stripes around a room to make the ceiling feel lower and the room more cozy.

Tip #2 Paint vertical lines around a room to make the ceiling feel higher.

There are many creative color combination possibilities when painting stripes. Your imagination is the limit! To help you get a good start, here’s how to achieve my favorite look. Paint the wall your chosen base color and allow to dry for a couple of days until paint cures. You will also need 3 accent colors in addition to your wall color. If you have a small room, purchase the accent paint colors in quarts to avoid wasting paint and money. I recommend that you use a monochromatic color scheme like the one below to avoid the race car stripe look, that is unless you want the race car stripes look, which is quite appropriate for a game room or recreation room. Here’s how to follow the chart below. It does take some time and patience, but the results are worth it! It is important not to rush this. You’re putting a lot of time into these stripes so you want them to look just right.

On the corner of each wall measure 48” from the floor up and make a mark. This will be the top of your stripe. Connect the marks horizontally from one corner to the next with a straight edge. A level or yard stick works the best for this. Then measure 2 inches below the first line. For the next stripe measure one inch, the next 3 inches, next 1 ½ inches and the last stripe ¾ inches.

Carefully stick the painters tape along the top and bottom edge of the top stripe. Paint this stripe accent color #1. Allow to dry. Next apply the tape to the top and bottom the 3rd stripe where accent color #2 will go. Then paint with the second accent color. Allow to dry. Finally, apply the tape to the top and bottom on the 4th stripe and paint. Allow the paint to dry for several hours. If you can still see the base color through the accent colors, paint the accent colors again. Once all the paint is completely dry, you are ready for the most exciting part! Peel off the tape. Voila! Your greatest efforts revealed at last! You may need to touch up a little with a tiny artist paint brush. Hopefully, if you were careful to press the tape down along each line so there will not be any paint bleed through to deal with. For more jaw dropping heart skipping and home decorating ideas check out this book. You’re friends will think you hired an interior designer.

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