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Laura1976
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painting stripes
anyone done this?
i'm thinking of painting the nursery with stripes, there's painted paneling in there right now. i'm wondering how hard it is, especially with the paneling...
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Posted 11/20/06 3:24 PM  |
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Re: painting stripes
All I know is that my cousin who does professional painting says to start in the middle and work your way out on each wall..............
I assume if takes a lot of patience because you have to wait for the one color to dry so you can put blue tape on it to do the other color and so on....
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| Posted 11/20/06 3:40 PM |
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nixy
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Re: painting stripes
can you use the paneling as the template for your stripes? That way you are not dealing with 2 sets of lines?
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| Posted 11/20/06 3:56 PM |
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Eleanor
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Re: painting stripes
I painted random stripes in DS nursery. I painted the base color first. I used a big level to lay the blue tape. I removed the tape before it dried and I only had minor touching up to do.
I think having it random too the pressure off for being absolutely perfect KWIM?
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| Posted 11/20/06 4:05 PM |
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oneday
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Re: painting stripes
We did stripes in our house and it was a PITA!!! But, I like the way it came out. Trying to make them straight - and even - was a lot harder then we had imagined it would be.
I think if you have paneling to use, it might be easier, but I'm not sure how it would look.
Here's a couple of pics - sorry it's a bit messy - we hadn't finished yet.
We used a flat color all over first, then the stripes were painted with a "metallic" glaze over it from BM. Image Attachment(s):
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| Posted 11/20/06 4:08 PM |
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Tine73
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Re: painting stripes
I actually tried in on paneling in and it was too hard. I would up painting it a solid color. The groves in the paneling were a pain. I couldnt get it to come out right.
Looks great oneday!
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| Posted 11/20/06 4:11 PM |
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Laura1976
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Laura
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Re: painting stripes
Posted by nixy
can you use the paneling as the template for your stripes? That way you are not dealing with 2 sets of lines?
i'm thinking that might be the easiest! but i'm just not sure how to make the line between each color straight and sharp since it will be in the indentation of the paneling (does that make sense?)
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| Posted 11/20/06 4:12 PM |
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Tine73
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Re: painting stripes
Posted by Laura1976
Posted by nixy
can you use the paneling as the template for your stripes? That way you are not dealing with 2 sets of lines?
i'm thinking that might be the easiest! but i'm just not sure how to make the line between each color straight and sharp since it will be in the indentation of the paneling (does that make sense?)
That is what I had sooo much trouble with!
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| Posted 11/20/06 4:14 PM |
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nixy
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Re: painting stripes
Posted by Laura1976
Posted by nixy
can you use the paneling as the template for your stripes? That way you are not dealing with 2 sets of lines?
i'm thinking that might be the easiest! but i'm just not sure how to make the line between each color straight and sharp since it will be in the indentation of the paneling (does that make sense?)
I was thinking that you should just paint up to the indendtation and if you use a roller then you wont even have to tape and you should get a straight line. But you would have to paint the paneling all one color first.
here is a link w/a picture
But, I found this online:
Painting Faux Wood-panelling
Tools And Materials Needed
Palm sander or sanding sponge or sand paper (100-120 grit)
Rags
High density alkyd primer
Cream base coat
Rollers and paint trays
Low-tack tape
Burnt orange glaze
Getting Started
Give the walls a bit of a sanding to get rid of the shine, using either sandpaper, a sanding sponge or a palm sander. Make sure that you get into the grooves.
Wipe off the excess dust from the walls with a rag or duster.
Protect your ceilings and floors with tape.
Prime the walls with a high density, high adhesion alkyd primer. A good example is Prime-Lock by Insl-x, but there are many different brands that work just as well.
Get into the grooves with a paint brush, then roll evenly with a roller
Base coat with two coats of cream latex paint. Let dry.
Apply low-tack tape to make stripes on the walls. Use the grooves as your registration marks. They don't have to be an even width all the way across. In fact, they look better uneven.
Apply the burnt orange glaze (1/2 latex paint, 1/2 latex glazing liquid) inside the tape with a brush or a small roller. Dab and soften with a smooth rag. Let dry.
here is a link to the website:
painted house
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| Posted 11/20/06 4:29 PM |
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Lucky09
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Re: painting stripes
Posted by oneday
We did stripes in our house and it was a PITA!!! But, I like the way it came out. Trying to make them straight - and even - was a lot harder then we had imagined it would be.
I think if you have paneling to use, it might be easier, but I'm not sure how it would look.
Here's a couple of pics - sorry it's a bit messy - we hadn't finished yet.
We used a flat color all over first, then the stripes were painted with a "metallic" glaze over it from BM.
This is beautiful! Thanks for posting!
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