First, paint the whole room in the primary stripe color. In the above example, the whole room was painted in a denim blue first, then allowed to dry overnight before taping off and adding the navy and red stripes.
Engineering the Layout
You will need a pencil (not a pen) and a standard tape measure. Lay out your stripes one wall at a time. Measure down from the ceiling and mark where your first stripe will be. Then mark every two feet or so with a pencil. Next lay down the blue tape and press the tape tightly to the wall by rubbing it down with a piece of cardboard to ensure that it is tightly bonded to the wall. Continue marking and taping off the rest of the stripes until the wall is complete. Move on to the next wall, continuing the same process and proceeding until all four walls are completed. When all four walls are marked, taped and rubbed down, you are ready to paint.
An alternative to the usual vertical striping, horizontal stripes offer a nice change of pace and makes a statement on any wall.
The key to a successful striping job, whether you are attempting to create vertical or horizontal stripes, is the tape. You cannot afford to have paint bleed under your tape, ruining your crisp, clean lines. (My tape of choice for striping is the #2080 blue tape made by 3M.)
It is best to pull the tape off while the paint is still wet, however there are exceptions to this rule. For instance, in the above example I had to paint two coats to get good “hide,” thus I had to let the first coat of paint dry before pulling the tape off, and I had no problems with paint pull-off. In the above example, all the paints—from the basecoat paint to the red and navy stripe paint—were satin latex paint. (The previous paint on the wall was a flat paint.)
The stripes can be unequal widths, as they are in the above job, or they can be all the same width. I personally think varying the widths when painting horizontal stripes makes a wall more interesting, as a rule.
I use a sponge roller for striping. I do so to prevent pushing the paint under the tape, which can happen with longer nap roller covers. Use light but equal pressure on the sponge roller and you should not have any bleeding problems. In the above example, I got clean, crisp lines without any bleeding using the #2080 blue tape, rubbing it down, then applying the paint with a sponge roller. roller.
Choosing colors
Use colors for your stripes that are already in the room. You can pull colors from a bedspread, curtains, carpet, or from other accessories in the room.
Layout
Although there are a variety of ways that horizontal stripes can be applied, it is common to do a grouping of stripes in the middle of the wall
Tip: When masking off the room to paint horizontal stripes, I mask the whole room before starting.starting.
Faux Stripes: Horizontal Striping
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