Comments on: Reader Redesign: Row Row Row Your Walls

By: YoungHouseLove

YoungHouseLove — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 00:25:18 +0000

Hey Michelle,

Here’s that info for ya:

Bedroom – the entire room is painted in Behr’s Castle Path (730C-3), then I did the stripe one shade darker in Behr’s Garden Wall (730D-4).

Bathroom stripes – Sherwin-William’s Relaxed Khaki (SW 6150).

Hope it helps!

xo,
s

By: michelle

michelle — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 22:31:39 +0000

What paint colors did you use? I think they’re perfect–just the right amount of subtle and drama!

By: YoungHouseLove

YoungHouseLove — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 18:33:15 +0000

Hey Jamara,

Hmm, good question! So sorry it’s not going as smoothly for ya. We’ve heard that one way to stop any seepage is actually to paint the stripe with the wall color first and wait for that to dry (anything that bleeds beyond the tape onto the wall will match the existing wall color). Then once it’s dry you can follow the wall color with two coats of the stripe color, which shouldn’t seep since the first coat did (and because it matches the wall you should get a perfect edge). We also think you could just get a good short handled brush like this and touch up a bit of the uneven edges (we actually did this on a very old project and although it sounds impossible it came out looking pretty good just doing it by hand after the tape was removed. Hope it helps!

xo,
s

By: Jamara

Jamara — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 17:21:50 +0000

I’ve decided to go stripes with the rest of you, however I’m going vertical and in my office. I know I’m supposed to pull the tape off right after I paint my second coat. But I’m having a little trouble, my second coat edge is fantastic but it looks like my first coat is seeping (sp?) under the tape so I don’t have that razor sharp edge I am looking for. Any suggestions?

By: Jules

Jules — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 18:01:10 +0000

Oh, this is so funny! I was just thinking that my hallway/gallery wall could use some stripes. I came over here for the tutorial and what do you know? More inspiration. :)

Thanks, guys!
xoxo
Jules

By: Kristin

Kristin — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 15:56:00 +0000

I am loving your stripes Jamie but I have another unrelated question for ya…where did you guys get your nightstands?? Haha my hubby and I have been looking everywhere for some nightstands and your bed looks very similar to the same color ours is so I thought I would see where you picked up your lovely tables. Thanks so much and thanks for the awesome inspiration pics to do our own bathroom re-do!!

By: andrea

andrea — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 18:07:21 +0000

Love the stripes! I am trying to convince my husband to let me do that is our bathroom, one question though, we have a tub with tile that goes up practically all of one wall and a curved ceiling on that wall, do I skip doing stipes on that wall or try to work it out so they fit?

By: Marelis

Marelis — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 16:53:38 +0000

It’s absolutely gorgeous! Amazing how much difference some stripes can make. I was looking for something to do in our Master Bdrm and this will be perfect!!!

By: Fatima

Fatima — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 13:51:16 +0000

Loved it. Although I did look at the before pic and wondered how they could improve that. But they totally did. I’m SO going to do that too!

By: YoungHouseLove

YoungHouseLove — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 13:18:58 +0000

Hey Alyzande,

Scroll up a while to see Jamie’s comment with the paint colors that she used. Hope it helps! So funny that you have the same potted plants that she has in the bathroom! It’s a small world, eh?

xo,
s