How To Paint Diamonds On Walls

I do like the idea of using this floating wall in the living room as an accent wall but i was over the dark color.

How to paint diamonds on walls.

I already liked the color that was there but i wanted to add a blue grey paint to it. You can see i had already painted several paint swatches to find the perfect color more on how to find your perfect paint color later. This is the wall after. A harlequin diamond pattern on a wall will instantly attract attention and painting a wall with this kind of pattern is typically done on accent walls.

Diamonds look their best when they are twice as high as they are wide. If you do not already like the color of the wall you will be painting paired with the color of the diamonds that you want this will take longer. 50 benjamin moore livingston gold and 50 latte from restoration hardware. How to paint a diamond.

I chose a wall in my living room to paint. I like the contrast of the tan blue. To create the diamond pattern draw a diagonal line through the corner of each rectangle alternating directions. For the color of the diamonds i mixed two leftover paints sitting in my garage.

Determine which diamonds you want to paint the coordinating color and firmly apply tape on the outside of every other one. Before we started i made a mock up of how big i wanted the diamonds to be. When painting an entire room in harlequin diamonds start with the wall that you naturally look at upon entering the room. References maison d or interior design services.

The base coat of the wall is restoration hardware latte. I didn t have to spend money on paint. Drawing the diamonds on the wall prior to. I painted this dark brown wall with a free quart of paint i got 6 or 7 years ago.

Apply tape and paint.