When Jamie sent us photos of her stunningly posh striped walls (inspired by our bathroom painting project) we had to share the amazing transformation. Here’s her letter:
Just wanted to tell you “THANK YOU” and give you a big cyber-hug for inspiring me to get off my duff and add some “oomph” to my house. After seeing your altogether fabulous bathroom stripes, I’ve gone stripe-wild in my own house and it’s made all the difference. I did stripes in my bathroom – much like yours – then kept the love going by adding them to my master bedroom as well. Talk about textural eye candy! I just love them, and I love you for all of your fabulous ideas, your prompt responses to emails and comments, and the free advice you so generously bestow on your faithful readers. I’m doing my utmost to return the love by giving you shout outs on my blog as much as possible. I’ve got a large portion of the Salt Lake valley following your every move so I think I’m doing a good job. Let’s be honest, what’s not to love? In short: I’m pretty freaking exciting about my stripes!!! Love you both! -Jamie
Here’s the already lovely bedroom before Operation Stripe Happy:
And here it is after Jamie’s mission was accomplished…
… and her bathroom walls got in on the fun.
Aren’t these chic stripes gorgeous in both the bathroom and the feature wall behind the bed? Love. Love. Love. Thanks so much for sending the amazing photos our way Jamie! What do you guys think? Isn’t it amazing what a gallon of paint a little painters tape can do? Gotta love how cheap this project is- and how much bang you get for your buck.
Psst: Itching for a step by step stripe painting tutorial? Look no further than this play by play.
Tracy says
Yowza!!! That is amazing. I love, love, love that way it draws my eye in….. :-) So jealous. :-)
Angie says
Just amazing what a difference stripes can make…great job, Jamie!
Chelsea says
Wow! Simply amazing what a little time and paint can do! I am feeling a little inspiration coming on :)
Chelsea
Kaki says
You’ve inspired my husband and me too! We used the stripes for the accent wall in our bedroom too! See them here: http://kakipants.blogspot.com/2009/07/here-i-am-with-our-mostly-finished.html
I love the whimsy of the stripes, my husband loves the clean lines and the yellow was already on the walls when we moved in this summer so, we just chose the darker color for the stripe. All in all, it was win, win for both of us! Thank you!
YoungHouseLove says
Hey Kaki,
Love those stripes in your bedroom too! Thanks so much for the link. It’s amazing how our little bathroom project has spurred so many striping projects around the country! And your room looks just as posh and elegant as can be! Thanks again for sharing the link.
xoxo,
s
Melissa says
I loved the before pictures and wasn’t sure it could look better but the stripes sure did. I only wish I had the patience.
Amanda says
Looks fantastic, what a beautiful house!
Alyzande says
The stripes really look lovely in the bedroom. What colours has Jamie used?
And on top of the toilet, I spy three little pots of greenery in square pots. Exactly what I have on top of my bathroom cabinet!
Alyzande
YoungHouseLove says
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
Elisa says
i love, loooove, LOVE the bedroom stripes. the whole bedroom was great, it’s actually exactly what my husband and i are looking for. but then with the stripes added it’s like BAAMMM!! that much better! who knew?! love it.
LeslieK says
That room looks amazing! Great job Jamie!
Fatima says
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!
Marelis says
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!!!
andrea says
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?
Kristin says
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!!
Jules says
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
Jamara says
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?
YoungHouseLove says
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
michelle says
What paint colors did you use? I think they’re perfect–just the right amount of subtle and drama!
YoungHouseLove says
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
Diya says
Hi! I don’t know if you’re still responding to these posts but does anyone know the width of these stripes??
YoungHouseLove says
Hope she drops in with that info!
xo,
s