Toilet Partitions – Painted Striped Wall Design (35 Colours!)

I bought the painted striped wall design completed on the primary partitions of the toilet, and I’ve to say, that is my absolute favourite wall design I’ve ever painted. Y’all! I can’t cease taking a look at these partitions! Right here’s how they turned out.

These partitions exceeded my expectations. I knew that I’d love them from the mockup that I did. Right here’s a have a look at that for reference.

I beloved that mockup, however when it got here to portray the precise design on the partitions, I made a decision to group like colours collectively moderately than having them in a random order like they’re within the mockup. I’m actually glad I did that as a result of I nonetheless have an entire lot of coloration (once more, 35 colours!), however I believe placing like colours collectively helped to calm the design down only a bit.

I’m completely thrilled with this. I don’t assume I may find it irresistible any greater than I do. There are a few particular person colours that I wasn’t so loopy about as soon as I put them on the partitions, and whereas the partitions have been nonetheless in course of, I believed I’d return and swap these colours out for one thing else. However as soon as the entire thing was completed and all the painters tape was eliminated, these couple of didn’t hassle me in any respect. So in the long run, I made a decision to maintain them and transfer on.

So right here’s a very fast evaluation of the entire course of from starting to finish. I had initially designed wallpaper for this room, however putting in the wallpaper was an actual catastrophe. You may examine that right here. So I made a decision to color a design on the partitions utilizing the 35 completely different colours within the wallpaper, which you’ll see on my worktable within the picture beneath. I made a decision to go together with stripes as an alternative of squares (clearly), so I then organized the colours within the order that I wished the strips to go.

Then I marked the vertical strains for the stripes on the partitions utilizing a pencil, and to make issues as simple as attainable, I simply went with the width of my degree for the width of the stripes. That approach, there was no measuring and marking required for the stripe width.

As soon as the vertical strains have been drawn, I divided the partitions into thirds and marked two horizontal strains going all the best way across the room. The strains are faint, however I believe you’ll be able to see them right here.

With all of my strains drawn, I then numbered every stripe. I began on the highest row, and numbered the stripes from 1 to 35 all the best way across the room. On the second row, I began below stripe quantity 13 on the highest row and commenced numbering the second row from 1 to 35 all the best way round. After which I repeated that on the underside row. After which I taped off the stripes on the highest and backside rows and commenced portray.

As soon as the highest and backside rows have been completed and all the tape was eliminated, the partitions appeared like this.

As soon as I had all the prime and backside row stripes painted, I got here again and taped off the center row and painted these stripes.

Clearly, I may solely tape off and paint each different stripe at a time. As soon as these stripes have been utterly dry, I got here again and taped off the remaining and painted these. Listed here are the 2 essential ideas I can go alongside on a venture like this:

1. Solely use painters tape for delicate surfaces. Should you use common painters tape on freshly painted stripes, it’ll peel the paint off.
2. Earlier than portray every stripe, use a moist rag to press the painters tape down rather well on the wall and to additionally take away all the pencil marks. Pencil marks will usually bleed via paint, so don’t at all times rely on the paint overlaying over pencil marks. However wiping the perimeters of painters tape with a moist rag proper earlier than portray additionally helps to get actually crisp strains with out the paint bleeding below the tape.

By utilizing that course of, I used to be really very amazed at how few areas wanted touchups in spite of everything of that portray and taping. The tape peeled off this tiny little spot below the window.

I additionally had a hassle spot right here within the nook the place I couldn’t get the tape lined up completely proper within the nook, so I’ve this white sliver of wall displaying. I’ll want to the touch that up with a small artist brush.

I had this tiny space on the sunshine pink stripe that peeled off.

After which I had the identical downside on this nook the place I had hassle getting the painters tape in precisely the appropriate spot. So corners are a bit difficult, however that touchup is simple sufficient.

And right here’s the aftermath. It is a fairly tiny lavatory, and I nonetheless have one downside wall to take care of, so I’m not even utterly completed but. And I went via 5 rolls of painters tape. 😀

But it surely was completely price it! I’d do it once more if I needed to as a result of, like I mentioned, that is arms down my favourite wall design I’ve ever completed.