Let’s just cut to the chase…you guys know I love horizontal stripes. Shirts. Coasters. Curtains. And walls.
My boss/co-worker/friend recently bought a new condo and I’ve been helping here and there with some little projects. After mentioning two or three or sixteen dozen times that she should do a horizontal striped wall {like I did in the Fall}, we finally got around to it last week! We were armed only with a roll of contact paper, scissors, a pencil, and a yardstick. {And my iPhone for some grainy pictures}
The Before…
The During…
{The white stripes are 7,” the grey are about 6.5”} Pictured above is a minor detail I failed to display in my original tutorial {if you can call it that.}. We cut the stripes just a touch too long so they rounded the wall…
And then ran a knife down the corner and peeled away the extra length for perfectly edged stripes! {We originally tried this lettuce cutter, but finally found an Exacto knife that worked much better}.
The After…
Tada! Two of us working on this took about two hours. Luckily, contact paper is extremely forgiving and can be peeled off a repositioned a few times, as needed. I LOVE IT on this grey and still think it’s the world’s best way to spice up a wall—for renters and buyers alike!
So, has anyone else tried this yet??
3 comments:
does humidity cause it to bubble at all? the paint on my walls in my bathroom does that.
Hey-- That is a great question! And I have no idea... The stripes at my house have been up for several months right by the front door and show absolutely no signs of budging. But I suspect bubbling is a possibility, especially higher up on the wall. You could always try a test piece for a week or two before you take the time to do the whole bathroom?
I'm so excited I got an entire post dedicated to my house!! What a great thing to come home to tonight. Thanks Kate for making my wall and house look amazing! Btw... I can't stop staring at it :)
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