How To Paint Vertical Stripes On A Bedroom Wall

How To Paint Vertical Stripes On A Bedroom Wall

Marbleizing: The rich color variations, veining and intricate patterns of natural marble are the inspiration for this technique. Marbleizing is a process of layering tinted glazes over a base coat to produce the appearance of real marble. It can enhance fireplace surrounds, tabletops, picture frames and, of course, walls. It does take some time and effort, but with a little practice, you can achieve effects that a stonemason might envy.

First, prime the surface with True Value EasyCare® Ultra Premium Interior Primer/Sealer using a small roller applicator. Keep a small, angled paintbrush for hard-to-reach areas and edges and to fill in any areas the roller missed. Let the primer coats dry completely.

After choosing the marble color you want, using a small roller applicator, paint a base coat of that color using True Value EasyCare® Ultra Premium Interior Paint in a flat or satin finish, in a lighter shade than your base color. Use a painting sponge or a bunched up rag and a slightly darker shade of your basecoat to create mottling, or the blotchy pattern of marble. Dab and smear the surface with the paint-covered sponge. Be creative in your strokes; try not to use the same pattern across the counter. Let this coat dry. Add the look of veins using assorted sizes of artist's brushes to add to the realistic marble appearance. Use different paint colors as well, such as white, gray or black to get the effect you're looking for. Move the brush with uneven, diagonal strokes making "Y" or "K" shapes, taking care to not make them too straight or too uniform. Consider strengthening your veins by reinforcing lighter-colored ones with darker colors and vice versa. Let these dry.

Add a layer of glaze using a mini-roller. This provides a crystalline shine like polished stone to complete your faux-stone look. When the glaze has dried, add a couple coats of polyurethane varnish or sealant to enhance the shine effect of your faux-stone painting and protect it. Apply the varnish using a roller or large paintbrush, using a small brush for hard-to-reach areas or places where you need finely tuned strokes. Let this dry completely.

Faux Granite: Granite is a popular stone today because of its sophisticated style. There is virtually no limit to the colors and pattern variations of granite, so you can really express yourself with the faux granite painting technique. The process combines sponging and speckling a glaze mixture onto the surface to replicate the patterns of granite. It works well on countertops, furniture, floors and walls.

First, prime the surface with True Value EasyCare® Ultra Premium Interior Primer/Sealer using a small roller applicator. Keep a small, angled paintbrush for hard-to-reach areas and edges and to fill in any areas the roller missed. Let the primer dry completely.

Choose the granite color you want, and then use a small roller applicator to paint a base coat of that color using True Value EasyCare® Ultra Premium Interior Paint in a flat or satin finish, in a lighter shade than your base color.

Choose three accent colors appropriate for the base color. Remember you want the colors to be natural-looking, for example colors that often appear in granite, so do your research on how granite actually looks. Pour a small amount of the first color into a paint tray and then use a painting sponge to create splotches of one of these colors onto your base coat across the entire surface of the countertop. As with faux marble, dab and smear paint on with the sponge. Let the paint dry. Repeat this process for the second color. Make sure that you let each color show through. Pour the third accent color into a paint tray and add a little bit of water. This time you'll dip a small- to medium-sized paintbrush into the paint/water glaze you made and then lightly shake the brush over the countertop to splatter the surface with tiny specks of paint. For more precise detail, you can run your fingers (wear rubber gloves) across the ends of the bristles to flick or mist the paint into tiny specks across the surface. Let the paint dry. Some granite patterns include veining in the same way as marble. If you want this effect, just follow the same procedure as you would for marbleizing.

Add a layer of glaze to the countertop using a mini-roller to add a crystalline shine like polished stone to complete your faux-stone look. Cover the entire surface of the countertop as you did with the primer and basecoat of paint. Let this glaze coat dry.

Add a few coats of polyurethane varnish or sealant to enhance the shine effect of your faux-stone painting and protect it. Apply the varnish using a roller or large paintbrush, using a small brush for hard-to-reach areas or places where you need finely tuned strokes. Let this dry completely.

Crackling:Want an aged, weathered look on a surface such as a door, chair or table? Crackle faux painting techniques can provide real attention-getting style and create a focal point in a room. This method uses two colors of paint, a crackle medium, and varnish to create the desired effect — an instant "country" or distressed look to your selected surface.

Apply a base coat of True Value EasyCare® Ultra Premium Interior Paint using a roller. Let the base coat dry completely. Continue by applying a coat of crackle medium to the surface with a paint brush. Let the crackle coat dry for the manufacturer-recommended amount of time.

Use a roller to apply a top coat of True Value EasyCare® Ultra Premium Interior Paint in a flat finish. As this coat dries, it will begin to crack and show the base coat underneath. After a couple of days, apply an acrylic sealant to protect the crackling paint.

Strié Technique: You could spend a fortune on real fabric wall coverings, or you can try the faux painting technique known as "strié" or dragging. Dragging is just that — pulling a brush through a colored glaze that has been applied over a base coat. It's a luxurious, high-end look that you can master in no time.

Apply True Value EasyCare® Ultra Premium Interior Primer/Sealer with a brush or roller and let it dry thoroughly. You also can skip priming and save some time by painting with True Value EasyCare® Ultra Premium Interior Paint. Apply a base coat using the same technique you used for priming, if you did so. Let the paint dry completely.

To achieve the strié effect, your glaze topcoat should be in a different color than the base coat so that it contrasts. Apply an acrylic glaze/paint mixture over the topcoat, using a roller or brush, in vertical strokes from top to bottom. Do small sections of the wall at a time so that the glaze doesn't dry prematurely. Then, lightly drag a large, long-bristled paintbrush through the coat of glaze/paint from top to bottom in long, soft, vertical strokes. Wipe the brush on a rag and then repeat the process along the rest of the wall, slightly overlapping the previous section each time. Let the glaze coat dry completely.

Diamonds: A diamond pattern on either an accent wall or in the entire room can be fun and casual, or elegant. While it necessitates careful preparation, this technique can add an incredible ''wow'' factor to a bedroom, hallway, vestibule or dining room. To achieve this effect, you apply a lighter colored base coat and then create a tape grid of diamonds, filling them in with either a contrasting color or another finish in the same color as the base.

Determine how large you want your diamonds or the pattern to appear. Measure your wall. Divide the width by the number of diamonds you want. This will determine the width of each diamond. Multiply that number by two to determine the diamond height.

Paint a base coat of True Value EasyCare® Ultra Premium Interior Paint in the lightest color you chose. Let the base dry completely. Sketch out the diamonds on the wall, using a level, a measuring tape, and a pencil. Use these lines as a guide to apply painter's tape around the area to be painted, creating the diamond.

Use a mini-roller or small paint brush to fill in the masked areas. Let the paint dry completely and then carefully remove the painter's tape.

Stripes: Stripes are a classic design element that can add interest to any room. Adding stripes to your walls with paint is a technique that gives you the freedom to create original, personalized vertical or horizontal patterns that reflect your taste and lets you customize the colors to match your décor.

Plan out your design — do you want vertical or horizontal stripes? Do you want to paint them on an accent wall or throughout the whole room, or something else outside the box? Choose a color scheme. It's common to choose two shades of the same color, but you don't have to limit yourself. For a bolder effect, try contrasting colors that complement one another. For a more subtle striping effect, use the same color for the basecoat and the stripes, but in different finishes. You can be more contemporary by using stripes in varying widths.

Apply a base coat of True Value EasyCare® Ultra Premium Interior Paint with a roller or paintbrush, in the lighter of the two colors you chose. Allow the area to dry completely before painting the stripes.

To create vertical stripes, use a ruler, yardstick, or measuring tape, and a pencil to measure and mark even intervals along the top edge of the wall. Do the same along the bottom of the wall, marking the exact same measurements as the top. Continue along the length of the entire wall. Use painter's tape to mask out vertical lines starting from the top marks to the bottom marks. These will form the outside edges of each of your vertical stripes.

Horizontal stripes are made in a similar fashion. Measuring with a yardstick and level, mark where you want the topmost stripe to be from the ceiling. Trace a line with your pencil along the top of the yardstick. Continue creating this line in the same way across the length of the wall. Using the same technique, create the rest of your horizontal stripe pattern as wide as you want your stripes to be.

Apply painter's tape to the lines you made in pencil on the "outside" of the lines. Continue the process until you've masked all the stripes. This will keep you from painting over the lines and ruining your base coat. Using a small or medium-sized paint brush, carefully apply the second color or finish, making sure to keep within the lines you made with tape. Let the paint dry completely before removing the painter's tape. Pull the tape away from the wall gently in a downward, angled motion.

How To Paint Vertical Stripes On A Bedroom Wall

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