This was a quick snap of our empty dining room when we first moved in. Its a terrible picture as it makes the room seem extremely small, which it is not.
For a whole year I have been threatening to put stripes in our dining room. I love how stripes add spunk and flavor and how it can transform a room.
For my stripes I used Frog Tape. Using a carpenters pencil I measured out my stripes. My stripes were 11.25" wides. I started by marking the outer most walls and worked my way in using a level to make sure my little marks were straight. When you tape horizontal stripes you want to tape it out a special way. The full tape width will always be on the side you are not painting. See how my lines look like different sizes? That is because of how I taped it. By placing only the bottom edge of your tape just above or below your marked lines (so paint covers the marks) you will ensure even lines after pulling off the tape. I sure hope I did a good job explaining that! Let me know if you have any questions!
This was my very time painting, and I wanted to be extra careful! Here is it all taped out~
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I was very nervous using tape. I've always heard horror stories of using blue tape and then your paint seeps under and creates a very big mess. So before I painted I read a few tips on how to get that crisp line.
Some people recommend using the base color over the lines, but I did not do that. I first used a credit card to make sure they were smoothed out, and then I used a slightly damp sponge to go over the lines. Apparently Frog Tape has a special edging that reacts with paint to form a barrier to prevent seepage. By using the damp sponge this allowed the edges to go ahead and form a barrier before I even painted. I only had a couple little blemishes but that only required a 2 minute touch up job! Pictures to be posted soon!
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