5.24.2010

Striped Dining Room

I got a wild hair on Saturday afternoon and decided to paint stripes in my dining room.

Here's how the room looked before we moved in.
dining/front room before

And here it is in its striped glory.
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There are still a few things I'd like to do in here, like probably get a big art piece for the striped wall that doesn't have the window, and a big rug to bring in some more color. But I am liking the progress so far.

I used this tutorial from Young House Love. I also tried FrogTape for the first time, and I am a believer. My wall is textured so I was worried about paint leaking through the tape, but the FrogTape worked like a charm.

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10 comments:

  1. i like! i also really like your floating shelves. i'm too afraid to make a collage of my family pictures so they're just in a jumble on a dresser. a floating shelf looks really nice with the pictures on it. i need to get on that.

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  2. Cool transformation! I love how bold it looks. Where did you get your chandelier? I love it. If it's not too much to ask, would you mind doing a post on light fixtures? I am having a hard time finding anything I like.

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  3. Oh my gosh I LOVE it!! And I'm so jealous that you can think of something on Saturday and just do it:( It looks amazing!

    Malia

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  4. That turned out amazing! I wish I would have known about that tape when I painted all those stripes in Jackson's room, it took forever! Love the new stripes!

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  5. I love how it turned out! Great job. Stripes are my favorite!

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  6. Very cute, I love your table! Where did you get it?

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  7. Nice job! The white stripes bring out your white chairs..love it.

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  8. I am jealous of your stripes. I had some wild hairs for about a month, but now they are all gone. How can I get them back? Just kidding. Job very well done.

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  9. Your stripes look professional--I have never heard of frog tape, if it makes painting textured walls easier, I'm buying it.

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  10. The stripes look fantastic! Where did you get your dining table from? I Love it!

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