This weekend, we decided to tackle one of our biggest home make-over projects of the season by adding a modern style to our guest bedroom walls. We've been wanting to try something a little more funky and fun, but my husband and I are amateurs when it comes to painting. We did our research as far as the process goes, and I think it turned out pretty great, if I do say so myself! One of the things that helped us the most was using the right painting supplies, so I've put together a quick 'How-to' below and included the Wooster painting supplies that made this project a million times easier. Check it out below!
How to Paint Perfect Stripes on Your Wall
1. Gather your supplies. We used Wooster supplies because they came highly recommended from friends and we were so glad we did. It made things incredibly easy!
Here's what we used:
- 1 inch painter's tape
- 1 pencil
- 1 meter stick
- Wooster Pelican Hand-Held Pail & Liners - great for swapping colors
- Wooster Golden Flo Jumbo-Koter 4.5" frame and rollers - precision roller
- Wooster Shortcut Brushes - easy to manuever into tight spaces
- Wooster Renew Brushes - perfect for cutting in around baseboards
- Wooster Gold Edge SemiOval 2" Angle Brush - helps with hard-to-reach areas like ceilings
- Wooster Painter's Comb - to clean and reshape brushes
2. Sketch a plan of your design.
We recommend sketching out a quick design and labeling the stripe colors on it, to be sure you account for which colors you want to start and end with. We decided to paint the entire wall beige first, let it dry and then add our green stripes. Having a sketch of it helped tremendously in planning how wide we needed to make the stripes.
3. Mark the plan and measure the walls to match.
If you want your stripes to be even, you'll need to do a little math:
- Measure the full height of your wall, from the top of the floorboard to as high as you plan to paint.
- Figure out how thick you want your stripes to be. Then divide the height of your wall by the thickness of your stripes. You will use this to mark the wall with your pencil.
- Mark the outline of the stripes at several points across.
- Use a meter stick and pencil to lightly draw the edges of the stripes across the wall.
- Use painter's tape over your pencil lines.
4. Use a drop cloth for spills.
Use newspapers, some plastic roll, or even an old blanket under your work area to protect the floor.
5. Time to Paint!
First, we used the Wooster Gold Edge SemiOval 2" Angle Brush to paint all of the edging of the wall.
Door and window frames, crown molding, and baseboards probably already have their color palette. Take your time to carefully edge your fresh paint up to, but not onto anything aside from the wall.
7. Clean your brushes thoroughly.
Before the paint dries, use the Wooster Painter's Comb to clean your brushes. The stainless steel comb has 10 pins to speed the wash and rinse steps. Use it every time you need to remove heavy paint buildup and to reshape your brushes for storage.
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Where to Purchase
Wooster tools are available at traditional paint and decorating centers, hardware stores, paint sundry distributors or retailers, and home centers. You can also use the Where to Buy feature to locate retailers near you.
Disclaimer: The products in this post were provided by Wooster Brush. As always, our posts are our own, honest opinions.