DIYed Striped wall for my Boy's bedroom. I gave the bedroom blank wall some personality by adding a Striped Wall! I've always wanted to do a Striped wall, I can't just decide what room. I'm drooling over the painted striped wall on Pinterest! Finally, I did it. Which I should've done a long time ago! (My procrastination at its best!) It's been 2 1/2 years since we moved and I haven't touched a thing on this bedroom!
B E F O R E :
There are a lot of tutorials on Pinterest on how to do this. So, I'm not going to give you another one.
There are a lot of tutorials on Pinterest on how to do this. So, I'm not going to give you another one.
Besides, I did mine the wrong way! (smh) but at least, I still got the same result! (Kudos to me?! haha) I should've read a tutorial first! (haha)
(It looks Black in the picture, but it's actually a deep blue color)
These are the paint samples that I've used Hale navy (I colored to match it for Behr), Very Navy by Behr, and Restless sea by Behr.
Finally! I've got the time and energy to face my Boy's bedroom (yes, they still sleep on the same bed with us!) and I think I have separation anxiety, now that they are sleeping in their own room. (lol)
I ended up with Very Navy because Paint #1 is too dark and the other is actually greenish rather than blueish. I actually had a second thoughts about the paint color that I chose, but I'm glad I stick by my decision to go with Color #2.
After I've done with my wall preparation; measured & taped the wall. I painted it. Usually, it starts with base coating, measuring, taping, and then painting the primary color. ( I've done the exact opposite! It's a long story) The technique in doing this striped wall is to remember to measure and tape very carefully.
Now, I always recommend using Frog Tape when doing a painting project like this! See the difference between the two? I've learned that when I did my Herringbone wall, I didn't have clean edges after using the Blue Tape. I wanted to try the Frog tape, so bad after that and yes I am never going back to the Painters aka Blue tape.
Without further ado, Here is my finished Striped wall:
A F T E R :
I bought the World Map at Ikea for $129 when it was on sale! It is usually priced at $149. I will soon post about the old Hamper that I updated (the red striped hamper) and the Ikea bookcase makeover as well. (white & red bookcase)
And that's that! my first move to the boy's bedroom. I still have a lot of To-Do's in this bedroom, so please, don't forget to come back for more :) and I'm guessing, you know what my next project will be going to be! I wanted to DIY a cornice instead of curtains and I'm actually having a hard time choosing a good fabric to go with my blue-striped wall. Should I go with solid or patterned fabric? Please let me know! Below is the comments section. Thank You.
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