How to Paint Stripes Right
How to paint stripes on a wall, for crisp clean lines every time
Stripes are still hot in interior design. Get the secret to painting them perfectly — with no paint color bleeding under your masking tape — from Janet Lee's book, Living in a Nutshell.
Perfectly painted stripes
1. Paint the lighter color as a base coat. Allow to dry completely, then use painter's tape to mark off the stripes for the darker color.
2. Before tackling the stripes, do one more layer of the lighter color along the seams of the tape. This fills the gaps so that the darker color won't bleed.
3. Wait for that layer to dry completely, then paint your stripes. Let dry again before pulling off the tape.
1. Paint the lighter color as a base coat. Allow to dry completely, then use painter's tape to mark off the stripes for the darker color.
2. Before tackling the stripes, do one more layer of the lighter color along the seams of the tape. This fills the gaps so that the darker color won't bleed.
3. Wait for that layer to dry completely, then paint your stripes. Let dry again before pulling off the tape.
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Living in a Nutshell: Posh and Portable Decorating Ideas for Small Spaces, by Janet Lee. Photography by Aimée Herring. Harper Design, An Imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers. Hardcover: $25.
Get more ideas from Lee's guide to small-space style
Get more ideas from Lee's guide to small-space style
Ideabook updated on July 18, 2012.
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