11.18.2013
11.14.2013
doing it myself
You may have heard me whine before about the empty wall that dulled the senses upon entering my apartment. And you may recall my deep & abiding love of stripes, as documented in previous post(s). Since we are mere peasants i.e. renters, I'm always cautious about paint color choices. My walls are painted a shell-tone version of off white. While I don't hate it, I wouldn't say that I swooned upon first viewing. That wall was starving for an impactful decorating statement... That wall needed STRIPES!!!
I'm really digging mint green these days, maybe because it's a subliminal reminder of a much beloved ice cream flavor. Anyway here's to get your STRIPE ON in whatever color you please. Keep scrolling down if you want to see the super-fun and easy ancillary project I added on a whim!
1. Measure out your stripes. I wanted wider stripes, so I made them about 10 inches apart. Use a pencil to make your marks. I made a dash about every two feet.
2. Tape it out. You'll want to make sure that you tape below your dashes for the stripes that you're filling in, and tape above the stripes that you're leaving blank.
3. Put a piece of tape on the stripes that you're not painting (seems like it would be common sense, but once everything is taped, the stripes become a dizzying blur.
4. Paint! I used a semi-gloss. The original color has a matte finish, so I mixed the textures to provide more contrast.
5. Let it dry. No peeking, I said "LET IT DRY!"
6. Peel your tape off and admire. After it's dry.
Now for the fun part...
My original inspiration:
1. Gather your plates. I had a set of beautiful salad plates that I bought 4 years ago. I got the rest from a sale bin at Anthropologie and at a thrift store.
2. Get out your glue gun. Put a large (very large) dollop of glue where you want to put your hanger (paperclip, heck yeah, it's a paperclip!)
3. Put your paperclip in the puddle of glue.
4. Add reinforcement; I used ribbon but felt works well too (do this before the glue dries)
5. Map out your placement.
6. Then, it's hammer-time!
I'm really digging mint green these days, maybe because it's a subliminal reminder of a much beloved ice cream flavor. Anyway here's to get your STRIPE ON in whatever color you please. Keep scrolling down if you want to see the super-fun and easy ancillary project I added on a whim!
1. Measure out your stripes. I wanted wider stripes, so I made them about 10 inches apart. Use a pencil to make your marks. I made a dash about every two feet.
2. Tape it out. You'll want to make sure that you tape below your dashes for the stripes that you're filling in, and tape above the stripes that you're leaving blank.
3. Put a piece of tape on the stripes that you're not painting (seems like it would be common sense, but once everything is taped, the stripes become a dizzying blur.
4. Paint! I used a semi-gloss. The original color has a matte finish, so I mixed the textures to provide more contrast.
5. Let it dry. No peeking, I said "LET IT DRY!"
6. Peel your tape off and admire. After it's dry.
Now for the fun part...
My original inspiration:
1. Gather your plates. I had a set of beautiful salad plates that I bought 4 years ago. I got the rest from a sale bin at Anthropologie and at a thrift store.
2. Get out your glue gun. Put a large (very large) dollop of glue where you want to put your hanger (paperclip, heck yeah, it's a paperclip!)
3. Put your paperclip in the puddle of glue.
5. Map out your placement.
6. Then, it's hammer-time!
Ta-da!!
And there you have it! Stay tuned for more!!
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