Close-Up: Strips to Stripes

If painting your walls is just too banal for you then you might want to take on additional challenges. Here's one idea...

Stripe, stripe, stripe. Painters tape is not just for protecting your window panes. You can use it to create patterns and shapes on any surface.

As seen in a micro-tour I did of my wall progress, and in a bizarre instructional video, I spent some time striping in order to create a combing effect on my wall.

There are, I am the first to admit, varying reasonable degrees to which to take this approach. Perhaps a door? A table? A smaller wall? Use wider pieces of tape, at greater intervals, and you too can have a great looking surface for the price of a can of paint and a roll of tape.

Comments (6)

If only that's all it cost! LOL!! Never mind the blood, sweat and tears and OCD development (all good things, in my book).

great work, Jill!

I like how the skinny leg table mimics the skinny stripes, or vice versa.

posted by olga on October 24th 2007 at 7:27am
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The green gives it a very soothing naturey look as well (to my eyes) Great job!

posted by Clairepetrol on October 24th 2007 at 7:45am
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Please don't joke about OCD. Those of us with the disorder don't find it a light-hearted topic.

posted by Monkeyme on October 24th 2007 at 8:28am
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Hey. I joke about my OCD all the time. It keeps me motivated to finish unpacking...

posted by teacupcake on October 24th 2007 at 8:50am
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"Those of us with the disorder don't find it a light-hearted topic." Speak for yourself...

posted by trygve on October 24th 2007 at 9:30am
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I'm pretty sure this is what wallpaper was invented for...

posted by vagary on October 24th 2007 at 10:52am
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