Decorate a wall with stripes means a means a substantial change in the appearance of a room and requires a series of modifications to the set decoration for a different aesthetic.

Before deciding on the use of stripes on the walls, we should evaluate the existing decor, it can not always aligned with the stripes, we must also choose the direction, width, color and number of stripes to be painted. All these elements have a significant place in the final result. A wall painted with stripes has a very important visual weight, which limits the possibility of adding ornamental details such as pictures, statues, vases, etc., which would cause a leaning effect if not placed properly.

The stripes on the walls can be horizontal or vertical; the most commonly used are vertical. We must remember that when we apply stripes to the walls of a room, we are saturating the visual, which makes it convenient to paint one or two walls of it, or paint a certain sector on all the walls (for example, a frieze in the bottom), but we should never completely cover the walls with stripes. It is necessary to lighten the visual weight of the rest of the decor to avoid saturation would produce an overwhelming effect.

One advantage of this type of decoration is that we can make ourselves, significantly lowering costs.

Paint walls with stripes:

To paint our walls with stripes need to choose the type of stripe, the room (preferably avoid the dining room, kitchen and all high traffic room, because the stripe can get bored quickly). It is better to paint one or two walls of the room to avoid overloading.

Another advantage is that if we dare to do it by ourselves, it is very economical. First, we need several cans of paint, masking tape, a roller and a fine brush to go over everything. The methods is simple and only have to put tape on the wall, making sure to form lines and start painting sure that the tape does not come off anywhere. A good trick is to remove the tape when the paint is still not totally dry.

The width of the stripes determines what environmental recharged, the recharging thick stripes. Thin stripes and very bright or pastel colors are very subtle and may go unnoticed, are more appropriate for baby’s bedrooms, living room or library. The wide stripes in bright colors can be used for adult bedroom, playing room and spaces that require a strong atmosphere and personality.

The meaning of the lines determines the visual effect they produce, make slashes higher environments and make them smaller horizontal.

We must remember that the walls on which we apply the stripes must be perfectly smooth, and then the stripes will accentuate any imperfections that arise.