DIY – Hand Painted Stripes On the Wall
I do have a love for decorating and DIY home projects. I have always stayed away from wallpaper as beautiful as some of it is. Mostly it is the thought of taking it off the walls when I’m tired of it that scares me. We have all heard many wallpaper removal horror stories. In my old house I did a lot of rag rolling with this Iridescent Pearl Glaze from Lowe’s. I would paint my walls a color and go back and do the technique in the glaze. It always had a nice subtle effect on the walls that I loved.
I didn’t really want that same look in this house, so I decided to use the same glaze in a striped pattern in this small area on the inside of my staircase. My colors there are silvery and mossy green. I am loving how it all turned out. It really didn’t take that much time either – I love a quick project with fast impact! Look below for the how to…
First, I measured the wall length and decided how wide I wanted the stripes to be. I then took a small ruler and made tick marks across the wall – about 4 marks for each side of each stripe. I then took a yardstick placing along the tick marks to use as a guide for my painters tape. I did not draw lines down the wall with a pencil. The pencil will show through the glaze and not look very nice. I then taped the yardstick to the wall so that I had two hands to tape the stripes. I moved the yardstick up the stripe as I went along.
You want the tape to go on the outside of the stripe you are going to paint. This takes a little bit of concentration as I taped the wrong side more than once. When you are finished it should appear that you have thinner and wider strips. After the stripes are painted they will all be the same size. The thinner strips will remain the original wall color and the wider stripes will have the glaze.
Don’t forget to tape the tops and bottoms of the stripes.
Here is the products that I used – Valspar Translucent Iridescent Glaze and a small roller. I also had a small paint brush handy for the few corners the roller could not reach.
I covered an old paint tray with foil so there was a clean fresh surface for my paint. I only added a small amount of a glaze at a time. You want the roller to only have a thin amount of glaze on it.
When wet, the glaze does not look very dark.
This photo shows the glaze in the stripes. I waited to the next day to remove the tape in case I need to re-roll anything…and I did in one stripe.
I love how it turned out. It adds a little interest without being overpowering. What I love about the glaze is it is highly reflective. As the light changes during the day so do the stripes. Sometimes it looks light and sometimes darker. It also has a nice elegant feel.
Now I have to decide if I want to add it to the larger curve going up the stairs. I am afraid it may be too much…your thoughts?
Susan B
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I think it looks really nice! I would put it in the staircase too!
It looks fabulous! You should put it in the staircase too 🙂
I love it and am going to do this similar this week. I would not do the stairwell if I were you. Just the one spot makes it unique and tasteful. Thanks for the idea!
Just wondering..what was the original paint color on the wall? The stripes look amazing!!
Hi Danielle,
The base paint color is a Sherwin Williams paint is SW 7555 Patience. Here’s the link – http://www.sherwin-williams.com/homeowners/color/find-and-explore-colors/paint-colors-by-family/SW7555/
Love it!! Thanks for the step by step instructions with the pictures. Have always wanted to try something like this but never dared to. Taped one wall today ( using a $15 laser level which worked wonderfully) and will get the glaze tonight. So excited to see the results!!
Hope the stripes turned out like you expected. I still love the look of mine!
So I want to do this exact thing in my powder room so I went to Lowes website to find this exact glaze and all I can find it a translucent glaze, not a translucent iridescent glaze…It says this one needs to be used in conduction with another type of glaze to make a specialty finish. Not something we want to deal with. Help! Am I missing something or does this product not exist any longer?! If so do you know of a similar replacement?
Great work! I really like this article so much. Thanks a lot for sharing.