I've had all manner of painted stripe projects lately, from toe top to crown. Here's a more traditional approach, something subtle that still reads well when you're in the room.
This is basically tone on tone in off-white. The basecoat is matte Atrium white, which is a white that looks purple-pink-grey-orange depending on the light. The stripe is simply White in a pearl finish, which gives us this glow. It's subtle, but also a surprise, like the inside of a jewel box.
First timers may want to tape off the lines, but we drew ours in a light colored pencil and painted free-hand. And since this is so white, I'll close with a few photos of other projects for comparison.
Paint used: Benjamin Moore Atrium White matte, and White in pearl finish. Also shown, clear glaze over black matte, stripes with Gold metallic.
(Images: 2,3: Brigitte Lewis-Diederich;1,4,5,6.Mark Chamberlain
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I like it! Reminds me of gift wrap.
I like the white ones the best, which surprises me. And I'm super impressed by freehand painting those stripes. I do a lot of painting in my house, but my hand isn't steady enough for that.
I, too, prefer the white. I would have gone wider for a more modern kick since the thinner stripes seem kinda 80's to me. But that's just personal preference.
Love the purple and black!
I've been wanting to do this for years. Now I might!
I think that next time my husband goes out of town, I will be doing this in my dining room.
My dining room was painted in flat and eggshell stripes in an extremely deep navy above whitish wainscotting by the previous owners and I liked it so much that I kept it.
It looks really great.
I did this in a spare room when it was just my dad and I. I used a nice cottage-y green (I don't know how else to describe it) and painted 18 inch wide stripes in alternating matte and satin finishes. It took me two days but it was so beautiful! It broke my heart when I moved out and my stepmother painted the room lavender. So it goes. If I could paint my current rental, I'd do this again in a heartbeat.