Have you ever done a project and thought, hmmm, not quite the impact I was expecting? That is the result with my voyage into wall stripes.
I have previously mentioned the tan overload in my family room. I had considered doing some board and batten, but thought maybe it would be too much for the small space. I decided I would try some sheen on sheen stripes to add some interest.
Well, the interest added is VERY minimal. The picture above is in the natural light. The more I look at it the more I like it, but I don't know if I should do 1 shade lighter than the wall color. What do you think?
At night:
With Flash:
I already liked my wall color and wanted the stripes to be glossy. My walls were painted in a satin. The nice Gentleman at Home Depot suggested I use Minwax Water-Based Polycrylic.
I decided how wide I wanted my stripes then attached the laser level to the wall and taped along the line. Make sure to put your tape on the OUTSIDE of the stripe you are going to paint.
After your stripes are taped off, paint over the edge of the tape with your base wall color to seal it. That way if anything leaks it will be the base wall color.
Stand back and admire your work, try to determine if there is even a difference, ha, ha. While writing this post I have been repeatedly looking at the stripes, and I think they are growing on me. Now just to put everything back in its place and some artwork.
Hi Fawn!
ReplyDeleteYour room looks great! I tried that in my guest bedroom a few months back (yet to post photos) and decided it didn't give me enough contrast. I think it's because the room gets so much sunlight it was washing it out. The only difference with mine is I used a flat wall paint and a semi gloss as the stripe (both the same color). When I redid the stripes for more contrast I went a shade lighter with my paint color in semi-gloss and it now gives me the contrast I wanted without being overpowering.
I think it looks pretty! I used a light/dark shade when I did my horizontal stripes in my bathroom so it wouldn't be so subtle after all the hard work (I didn't have a laser level). But - I can see your contrast and I think it looks great!
ReplyDeleteTGIF!
Roeshel
I think it looks great. Subtle but lovely.
ReplyDeleteI had to laugh when I read this. I did the same thing in my bedroom in my old house, but yours turned out much better. I had originally painted the walls in flat, so I just chose Satin in the same color and the stripes were SERIOUSLY not noticeable. :-) I was so frustrated after going to all that work. Yours are subtle too but they're definitely noticeable. A nice tone on tone effect.
ReplyDeleteI've been wanting to do stripes like this for awhile. Yours turned out nice...very subtle, but it still looks great. I'll keep this in mind if I am going to do a greater contrast!
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ReplyDeleteYou are amazing! I can't believe the projects you tackle. I hate painting stripes. Another blogger told me when painting stripes to paint the base color again before you paint the stripe. I will keep your accent color from bleeding. Not sure if you knew this. (Though seeing your work I'm sure you already do!)
ReplyDeleteI am loving those stripes!
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