subject: How to Put on Horizontal Stripes ? [print this page] How to Put on Horizontal Stripes ?
For a contemporary look, create three equal horizontal bands of graduated color with the darkest color on the bottom. The effect, created by Miami designer Alfredo Brito, makes low-ceiling rooms look less squatty. From a paint strip, pick a dark, medium, and light color. Grays, browns, and neutralized colors work best.
Prep the room, and then paint the wall the light base color. Let it dry for at least 4 hours.
Measure the height of your wall with a tape measure and divide it into three sections (top, middle, and bottom). Mark off the three sections using a level and a pencil. Follow these lines horizontally around the room.
Use painter's tape to prep the middle of your three sections. Mask off the top section by placing the tape just above the pencil line. Mask off the bottom section by placing the tape just below the pencil line.
To prevent seeping paint under the tape, use a horizontal motion to score the top of the tape that's above the bottom section with a utility knife.
Use your roller to paint the middle strip with the medium paint color. Let it dry for 4 hours, and then remove the tape.
Mask off the middle section by placing tape on top of the bottom edge of the middle section. You don't want any space between the middle and bottom sections. You don't need to score this tape line.
Use your roller to apply the dark color all the way to the floor
Remove the tape. If you remove the tape and you notice that the line isn't straight, you can use an artist's brush and the appropriate paint color to clean up the edges.
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