On the other hand horizontal stripes can make a short wall appear wider causing the whole room to seem larger.
Best way to paint vertical stripes on walls.
For example there are 120 inches in a 10 foot wall so a 10 inch stripe with 10 inch spacing gives you six stripes and six spaces.
Moving horizontally use a measuring tape and a colored pencil to place a mark every five to 12 inches depending on how narrow or wide you want to paint stripes on the wall.
If you have a plumb line a pencil and some measuring tape you can paint the stripes on the wall by hand using an angled brush.
That means vertical stripes can make a wall look taller.
Determining widths measuring marking and painting.
I love these vertical stripes.
The varying widths and colors help draw your eye upward so the room feels instantly taller great if you have low ceilings paint these stripes on an entire wall or just part of it they re striking either way.
Measure the width of the wall and choose a stripe width and spacing that can be evenly divided into the wall width.
Using the formula and methods here you can paint two toned or multi colored stripes using equal or varied.
Vertical stripes make the ceiling appear higher.
The first step to painting stripes on a wall is laying them out properly.
Painting stripes on your walls can be an exciting way to jazz up your room.
Mark a small x with a pencil and measure the width of another stripe from that mark continuing until you ve marked and marked the edges of each stripe.
The width of the stripe is key too.
While this is desirable in most rooms a small space with high ceilings may look awkward and gangly with vertical stripes.
Start at the top left corner of the wall and measure down for horizontal stripes or to the right for vertical stripes measuring the width of 1 stripe.
This gorgeous contemporary room from atelier interior design shows off the most common orientation of wall stripes.
Paint the edges of each stripe in the way described above and allow the paint to dry completely.
It is a much simpler process than it seems.
It s easy to paint horizontal stripes and as a plus they make a small room look larger while the soft stripes here are wallpaper you could achieve the same effect with crackle glaze and paint.
No matter what pattern you choose stripes are an easy and creative way to enhance any room.
Use the techniques on this page to paint vertical stripes on one or all of your walls.
In this video we ll show you how to paint horizontal stripes.
Start measuring opposite the least seen corner and continue around the room.
Here s how to paint stripes on a wall vertically.
Using your secondary color paint your stripes inside the tape lines and carefully remove the tape before the paint dries.