Loren heads of out town, in come the stripes. I really do believe that every house needs stripes.
First up, I just haaaaaaaaaad to include a picture of these beauts. Setting aside the looks of them, the four bulbs put together were no brighter than a candle light. These were one of the very first things in the house that were removed but I don't think they ever appeared in the blog!
Looked around for the most perfect sconces! A little over budget but so completely worth it.
10pm rolls around one night Loren is gone and of course I decide it's the perfect time to start a project! (The laser level worked for all of 30 seconds before I decided that I was a really great eye-baller).
The before wall:
I decided to do 7 big stripes. The wall height was 95" (ish) and so each stripe was 13" (ish). I say ish because I barely measured, I knew you wouldn't be able to tell in the end and you can't! Biggest thing to remember is that the tape goes in the inside line of the color you are leaving (if that makes sense). So the stripes look way off until the tapes removed.
Taping took close to two hours :/ decided to wait until the morning for more light to paint.
30 minutes later, the stripes were painted. Pretttttttttty quick project!
The after wall:
All that is left to tackle is the teeny weeny medicine cabinet! Loren loves this mirror and would never take it out if he had his way. BUT when you can't see the end of your hair in the mirror, it's sort of a problem. So my search continues for an older (larger) bathroom mirror that will fit just perfectly with the house. For now, his mirror stays.
Looked around for the most perfect sconces! A little over budget but so completely worth it.
10pm rolls around one night Loren is gone and of course I decide it's the perfect time to start a project! (The laser level worked for all of 30 seconds before I decided that I was a really great eye-baller).
The before wall:
I decided to do 7 big stripes. The wall height was 95" (ish) and so each stripe was 13" (ish). I say ish because I barely measured, I knew you wouldn't be able to tell in the end and you can't! Biggest thing to remember is that the tape goes in the inside line of the color you are leaving (if that makes sense). So the stripes look way off until the tapes removed.
Taping took close to two hours :/ decided to wait until the morning for more light to paint.
30 minutes later, the stripes were painted. Pretttttttttty quick project!
The after wall:
All that is left to tackle is the teeny weeny medicine cabinet! Loren loves this mirror and would never take it out if he had his way. BUT when you can't see the end of your hair in the mirror, it's sort of a problem. So my search continues for an older (larger) bathroom mirror that will fit just perfectly with the house. For now, his mirror stays.
What I learned: keeping the top stripe and the bottom stripe the original wall color gets you out of painting the trim again, the faster you remove the tape the better (to prevent the new paint from peeling) and this is why it's great to always have cans of white paint laying around!
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