Painting stripes

Re: Painting stripes

• krissyh21 member

  February 2010

  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.
  

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• MrsHT member

  February 2010

  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.

   

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• kwhitson

  February 2010

  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!

  

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• hjbarra member

  February 2010

  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.

   
  

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