Painting Stripes on Interior Walls

Interior Wall Painting Ideas

Introduction:

Interior house painting is a task that never seems to be done. This is especially true in homes where children are growing up and changing their ideas about the interior decorating paint schemes of their rooms. Very often children prefer something different than solid paint on their walls. A very popular option is using a contrasting paint scheme that includes stripes. Painting stripes on the wall is a great way to use contrasting colors to create an accent wall. It looks great in a bedroom, nursery and even a dining room.

Painting stripes on an interior house wall is not a difficult DIY task. However, applying the tape to the wall and removing it is a little more difficult. The following steps will help you complete the project with ease.

First determine the width of the stripes you want. This is mostly a personal preference although the scale of the room should be considered. The stripe can be any width that you choose as long as it is in balance to the room size.

· Begin by painting the entire wall with a base color using good quality interior wall paint. If you intend to paint the ceiling, paint it first. If the walls have been recently painted and the color coordinate with your stripe scheme omit this step.

· Once the fresh paint is dry, lay out the desired stripe pattern by measuring from the least conspicuous corner of the room. It is unlikely that your last stripe will measure exactly whatever size you want and insure that strips ends in the least noticeable corner of the room. If you are only striping one wall for accent, measure the wall and center the stripes so the outside of each end stripe is equal distance from its corresponding corner.

· Use a level and measuring tape to lay out the stripes pattern. Use whatever size tape you want the stripes to be and apply it to the wall to form the stripes. After you've finished applying the tape take a second look to insure that the pattern is what you want.

· To prevent paint from bleeding use a small brush or trim roller to paint one coat of the base wall color over the tape seam. The base color will fill in any minor gaps in the tape seam. When you remove the tape you will have a nice clean seam with zero bleed through.

You may need to apply two coats of paint. It is recommended that you use a roller to apply the paint.

That is all there is to it. Use your imagination for stripe size and the direction you want the stripes to run.

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