Painting stripes

blondbomber23

DH is painting the nursery this weekend. We're planning to use a shade of green and then paint stripes in a clear coat that has more shine than the base color. If we use satin for the base, what should we use for the clear coat? Semi-gloss?

Any tips?

Thanks!

krissyh21

Depends on how much you want it to pop. I used a flat paint and a semi gloss, both tinted with the same color when doing my bedroom.

MrsHT

We painted the walls in a satin finish and then did the horizontal stipes in a semi-gloss of the same color.  It is the perfect combination for what we were looking for, not to dramatic but enough to be able to notice the stripes.  Good luck and if doing horizontial stripes I strongly recommend an electronic laser level.  We used on by robi, which sticks to the wall and was only about $20 from Home Depot.

 

kwhitson

can't comment on the finish of the paint because we did two different colored stripes in the same finish.  But, a few recommendations - definitely get the $20 laser level by robi that sticks to the wall, it was a huge help to DH and I. Second, make sure you get the green Frog Tape from Lowes - home depot doesn't sell it (at least around us).  It is a little more expensive than the regular blue painters tape but completely worth it for the end result it will give you.  Good luck!

hjbarra

I haven't started the stripes yet, but we went with the same color green paint, base color in egg shell and the stripe in high gloss. I am hoping for an obvious glossy stripe.

This is not my nursery (although it is absolutely adorable), but here is the effect I am going for.