Tips for painting stripes:
Remember - if you're going to paint stripes, it is vital to first seal the tape to the wall using the color of paint that is already on the wall (under the tape). If you don't, the new color you're painting will seep under the tape and make a yucky-looking line. This is true, whether you use the fancy, expensive Frog brand of tape or the regular blue painter tape.
Also - touch ups are pretty straight-forward with a sponge brush. I wish I'd realized that sooner, because it would have saved me a lot of effort and time applying more tape and more paint to smooth the stripes' edges.
Finally - if you attempt multiple different colored stripes like I did, buy a couple extra brushes so that you don't have to keep washing your one brush between each different color. You might think it's a waste of money, but it's not - buying a couple more brushes saved tons of time and boosted my morale considerably.
Can't wait to show you more of this little closet-nursery! I want to wait until I have it a little more settled, and then I'll update again.
Beauty! Love the stripes, and thanks for the tip about the tape, cause that stuff is ridiculously expensive. Did you get your bedding set??
ReplyDeleteKimie, I'm really impressed that you already finished the stripes! It sounds like it was definitely no easy job, but they look great :) Can't wait to meet baby Elliot!
ReplyDeleteHeidi - no, haven't gotten the bedding set... waiting until the end of this month! Heather - so excited for you to meet him (well, and us, too!) next month :).
ReplyDeleteWow -- looks GREAT! Had no idea about the tape- leak fix. Brilliant!
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