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PAINTING STRIPES ON
WALLS WITH
SHEEN STRIPING
WHAT IS SHEEN STRIPING
Sheen striping involves the process of using tape to help paint stripes on walls with the use of alternate paint sheens or colors. By doing so you will give your room an expensive wallpaper look, without the wallpaper cost. Sheen striping is often used in dining rooms and bedrooms by home owners who enjoy a more understated, and refined look. In some cases, contrasting paint colors from the
same sample strip will work well to give a bolder appearance.
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DESIGNING WITH SHEEN STRIPINGPainting stripes on walls works well in conjunction with chair rails and can give a
room the look of height when dealing with a low ceiling, especially if the stripes
are on the thin side. Horizontal stripes can make a room look bigger if that is what your looking for, but can be more difficult to accomplish. If you are going to do horizontal stripes use a plumb line for the best results. Then, once your done taping, use your fingers remove the chalk that’s left on the walls. When sheen striping a large room, make the stripes a little more on the wide side. By doing so you will save yourself from doing any extra work and make and the design will be little easier on the eyes. Wide stripes are not a good idea if you have low ceilings.
PAINT SHEENS TO USE FOR WALL STRIPINGAll sheens from high gloss to flat have been used to do the sheen striping technique, but I find the combination of eggshell and semi gloss to be the best choice for painting stripes on walls.
SHEEN STRIPING PREPARATIONBefore you begin the painting stripes on walls technique, it’s always a good idea
to practice your technique on a piece of primed bristol board. Do so with your
chosen paint colors, sheens and tape and tools. Once that's done, and your happy with your practice boards, move your furniture. Be sure to use drop cloths, along with whatever else that will be needed to protect floors and areas that you do not want coated in paint. Walls need to be clean and cracks and holes filled. Use primer if needed.
PAINT PRODUCTS TO USE FOR SHEEN STRIPING For the best sheen striping job, choose two different gallons of high quality latex
paint. One in a semi gloss and the other an eggshell with. Both paints in the same color will give you a subtle look. If you would like something bolder then your first color could be one of the darker shades on a color strip, while the stripes them selves could be painted a couple shades lighter. As far as color goes choose ones that complements items in the room your painting. Wall paintings, furniture like a couch or chair and drapes might be places to select
colors from before you begin painting stripes on walls.
HOW TO PAINT STRIPES ON WALLSAfter the preparation is done, you will need to cut and roll the room with two coats of the eggshell paint to start. Once it has dried (48 hours is best) you can use a story board and pencil to mark off where your stripes will be going. A story board is a long stick marked at the same alternate distances with a pencil. You can use a measuring tape or yard stick if you like. Stripes are usually 4" to 8" inches wide. As an example use a 1" by 1" piece of board 6' long, It should be marked every 6" with a pencil. Hold the board flush with the ceiling (you will need a ladder) at a good starting point, a hallway for example. Now, draw a small light mark below each 6" that are marked on the story board onto the wall. Keep moving around the room putting pencil marks on the wall. Once that's done mark
the bottom in the same fashion, be sure the top and bottom marks are going to line up. With the ladder and the help of some extra hands use painters tape (blue low tack is best, you can decide on the width. I use 1"). Line up the tape from the top pencil mark to the bottom. Press both edges of the tape down with your finger along the inside and outside to achieve a good un jagged line. If the tape line isn't strait up and down you will have to remark the wall. Be sure not to line up the tapes edge using the inside top and the outside bottom, otherwise it will be at a slight angle. After the taping is done, begin painting stripes on walls by cuting and rolling on your two coats of semi gloss. Remove the tape as soon
as you’ve completed the last coat. Touch up if necessary.
SUMMERYPracticing on a few pieces of bristol board is the only way to have a good idea as to what your final painting stripes on walls project will look like. If I was going to
give one piece of advice it would be to paint the boards before attempting your
sheen striping project on a room. Once your happy with the look of your bristol boards, proceed onto doing the walls.
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