Decor technique help, please!

JaysonandKristin

In stupid CA, they texture the walls inside of houses. ?I want to put khaki colored vertical stripes in the nursery from the chair rail in the middle of the wall up to the ceiling. ?I have attempted stripes in the past and failed miserably when the paint bled under the painters tape because it does not fully adhere to the wall in all of the nooks and crannies of the texturing. ?Does anyone have any design techniques that have successfully overcome this obstacle? ?I would really hate to compromise my design idea...?

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Any techniques or tricks, please share! ?Thanks!?

Newport617

i think we have the same type of walls here in AZ... i used the blue painters tape from home depot or lowes and that was an epic failurel...my sister in law said that there is a green tape (frog brand?) not sure but she got it at Ace Hardware if you have one of those, she had it work perfectly. I on the other hand still used the blue tape and went back over it by hand with a tiny brush (which took days) but it did work.?

JulieandBen

You either need to do an amazing tape job like a professional or you need to put in vertical striped wallpaper from the chair rail up. If you are set on painting then you may bring in a pro to do it.

 

ablou

I suggest VERY light coats of paint on the edges... like almost drybrushing light.  If  you still get bleeding, use a tiny paintbrush to correct the bleeding. 

It will be time consuming, but that's the best I can tell you. 

mistywhite400

maybe try masking tape. It seems to be more sticky & still not peel the original paint off.  Or if you are feeling really energetic take some sand paper & go over the texture to make it less bumpy

cougheigh

If after you place the tape you go over the edges with a coat of acrylic medium (you can get it at Michael's) it keeps the paint from bleeding.

karaokerampergirl

What about boardering your lines after they are painted with something like thin bead board, or ribbon.

devansic

I've never used, but have heard great things about that green tape, it's got a thicker glue that helps fill in the little voids.

I have the textured paint, too.  It's called Orange Peel Texture and it's freaking annoying! 

Mrs.Wifey318

We have textured walls and have used a technique that works great. Tape your walls with painter's tape then use your finger and put a very thin layer of caulk (make sure it is clear i think we used silicone) on the edge of the tape. The paint will cover the caulk and you will never be able to tell it is there. I scored the edge of the tape lightly with a utility knife to make sure the tape came off clean. It is a little bit of work but the lines come out perfect. HTH