How To Paint Horizontal Stripes On A Wall

Start at the top left corner of the wall and measure down for horizontal stripes or to the right for vertical stripes measuring the width of 1 stripe.

How to paint horizontal stripes on a wall.

This is the first step to painting stripes on a wall. When painting stripes on walls you re going to first paint the wall a solid color. Mark a small x with a pencil and measure the width of another stripe from that mark continuing until you ve marked and marked the edges of each stripe. Starting from the top down to the floor use a measuring tape and a colored pencil to mark off how wide your horizontal stripes will be.

If your stripes are going to be the same width measure the wall and divide by that number or measure the wall and divide by an odd number to reach a desired. Use a level to draw a straight horizontal line at the top and bottom of each stripe. In our case we wanted five stripes on the 92 1 2 inch wall. Here s how to paint stripes on a wall horizontally.

Once your stripes are all taped and you ve double check to be sure your tape is on the correct side of the line go ahead and paint your stripes. I paint from top to bottom and i highly recommend that you use a roller so that your brush marks don t show the more of a sheen that your paint has the more likely this is to happen. 92 1 2 divided by 5 equals 18 1 2 wide stripes. Using a tape measure plot mark the wall with lines corresponding to the width of the stripes you wish to paint this will keep you from having to measure each stripe as you tape the wall.