Painting stripes in my entry way

 I was inspired by a picture I pinned on Pinterest before we even closed on the house. I knew I wanted to paint stripes on a wall in my house.

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I loved this and knew I had to try it...but I was intimidated. I didn't want to prep, paint, and than realize my lines were crooked and the paint had bled through. I read some blogs and got some great tips from Megan at "Honey We're Home". Thank you :)

1. I measured the height from the top of my wainscoting to the crown molding. I took that number and divided by an odd number (5,7,9) this way I didn't have to paint the bottom or top stripe ( it would be the original wall color). Once I got that measurement I used a level and tape measure to space my stripes and draw straight lines.
2. I taped my lines with blue painters tape and went over each piece with a credit card to make sure it had a good seal. I stuck blue tape in the spaces I was NOT supposed to paint. It helped a lot!

3. Using a foam roller I painted the wall color over the painters tape. This helps create a seal so you do not get any paint bleeding through.

4. Using a small foam roller I began painting my white stripe (2 coats). My wall color is Benjamin Moore "Edgecomb Gray" and my white stripe is Benjamin Moore "White Dove".

5. After the second coat while the paint is still wet peel back the tape to reveal a perfect stripe!!



Perfection!!