i really love how BIG and wide these stripes are...
stripes make a hallway so very interesting... usually, hallways are lame... so these make the hallway of this home spectacular, you know, something to write home about.
orange and blue, one of my favorite color combinations.... it's classic, clean, and you've got to have some serious style to pull it off in your home.
the photo below comes from my favorite diy blog, younghouselove! the subtle stripes are clean, sophisticated and chic.... yum.
even kids know that horizontal stripes are the way to go....
another hallway brought to life with dramatic stripes.
black and white. so bold- so awesome.
more pretty horizontal striped curtains...
must i say it again? hallway, stripes, fab.
look at that... black and white again- it really sets off the beautiful gesture drawing
Now, here is my pretty hallway... stripes were a must... this was my first project that I completed in my first home- and boy did I make a statement. I do not have a photo of the wall before... I know, I know... it's sad, I've already had a pitty-party about it... so, this is the best I could do. This is right after mister hubbs and I closed on the house, and I was giving a tour to my mom... she didn't take a photo of the actual hall, because as I said before, hallways are generally lame.
Can you see the lame-ness? Barely? Well, its all I've got- so imagine a LOT of "builder beige" very granola... and I am not granola.
First I painted the walls Ralph Lauren Veranda (cream). Then I spent an entire day measuring 5" stripes down both, long hallways... I used a level, a pencil, and a ruler... that's right, I did it old school. I tried to use the cheapest laser level thingamabob I could find.... it didn't work. I used about 6 rolls of tape, and then I was ready to paint!
I used another Ralph Lauren Regent Metallic... it has a consistency slightly thicker than water, so I knew I was in trouble once I started rolling in between the lines. I knew that I would have a lot of touching up to do once the tape came up! Painting the stripes didn't take that long. Or maybe it was just really exciting to be painting instead of prepping for paint! I painted 3-4 coats of the metallic, the more you use, the better the texture becomes.
Removing the tape should have been the best part of this project, instead, removing the tape stripped a lot of the base coat off in chunks and, I was right, the paint ran right through the tape in so many places.... So, after all of that work, I took the tape off while I cried and drank wine. It was pathetic. Thank goodness all of the tape I had used turned into a ball that was ENORMOUS... so enormous that I couldn't help but laugh a little.
So, I came home every night from work and touched up my precious walls for hours until it was time to go to sleep. This lasted for about 3 weeks, and then, it, was, DONE! I'm pretty sure I cried again, this time minus the wine, and the gigantic blue ball of tape.
After all of that work, it took a long time to mussy up the courage to hang anything on the walls, and by a long time, I mean about a year! I collected different pieces for the hallway over about a 2 year span- and finally came up with an organic arrangement that I love....
This is our hallway now....what do you think?
entryway: the two paintings to the left are by me!
standing in the kitchen looking down my stripey-fab hallway
the final selection of my wall grouping: the 4 paintings hung are also by me! My favorite is the little dog on the tiny canvas on the far right.
found the tiny convex mirror below at an antique place in pelham, alabama- love it!
two chair paintings, both by me- cream frame in between is from Pottery Barn
I must say, I really love our striped entry way and hallway. It was worth all of the work and frustration. It's such a huge statement when you open our front door. The wall hangings are all monotoned in color- I stuck with cream, white, silver and gold. I even painted the three canvases to compliment the monotones in the rest of the arrangement.
What I learned: when painting stripes, give the base coat more than 24 hours before putting painters tape on top. Also, if you are using paint that does not require a special application (the metallic paint must be painted with a shag roller) paint by hand and forget the tape! If you do not have a steady hand, forget about it... but if you do, it's totally worth painting the stripes in by hand with a brush!
Have a marvelous evening!
Ok, I want stripes in my house now... the entry way maybe? or perhaps that little hallway to my bedroom? Both? Tell me what to do. By the way, you have the best blog ever!!!!! (I'm a little ashamed to say that this is the first time I've looked at it, but as you know, I'm not in charge of my life. Pres is.)
ReplyDeleteI LOVE this! My hallway upstairs is so boring and I have been wanting to do something but could not figure out what to do...I think I really may try this!
ReplyDeletewow! its looks gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteI LOVE your striped hallway! I am going to try this (eek!), thank you for the wonderful idea! Your blog is adorable! Love it!
ReplyDeleteHi Laurel-Dawn, I found your blog just this morning and I am having such fun checking out your beautiful abode. Love your corbels in your kitchen, but this post in particular is totally freaking me out.....because I just painted our master bathroom with stripes, wrote our wedding song on a frame that looks similar to your frame above (for the bathroom), and our initials are M&L! You are a girl after my own heart! What a happy find on this grey day :) Look forward to visiting you again!
ReplyDeleteHey Lisa! That is TOOO funny! I love how the blog world connects us all :) I will be checking your blog for your striped wall pics! Have a great day!
ReplyDeletethis is so beautiful! i just painted horizontal stripes in our downstairs bath and plan on doing the same on a feature wall in my daughter's room. love me some stripes!
ReplyDeleteI would love to know what paint color you used (the darker one---I saw it's RL but didn't see the color) and also if there is another color you recommend for this (I love shades of gray)
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I really love the M & L letters here and I'm planning on doing something similar...Where did you get these letters from?
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Thanks Kelly!
ReplyDeleteI got those letters from Anthropologie! Have fun with your letters!
-Laurel-Dawn
I've always wanted a stripped wall but have also always been TOO AFRAID to make that move. Its so bold and traditional but modern when don horizontally. I would love to do mine in a crisp navy blue and cream/white. Great job pair the wall with a gallery style collection of pics and such!
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Great hallway. I Painted wide horizontal stripes in my daugter's room.. It looks gorgeous. I learned a great technique online for painting perfect stripes everytime. 1.) paint the whole wall your base coat. 2.) Measure and tape off your stripes using a level. 3.) The most important part...before painting the stripe color inside the taped lines, paint your base coat color along the inside edge of the taped stripes. Let dry then paint your contrasting stripe paint color on top of that. So if your paint bleeds under your tape, it won't matter because it will be the same color bleeding onto the same color. You get razor sharp stripes everytime. Everyone thinks the stripes in my daughter's room is wallpaper because the stripes are so clean and precise. Thanks to this method, no touching up required!
ReplyDeleteGreat hallway. I Painted wide horizontal stripes in my daugter's room.. It looks gorgeous. I learned a great technique online for painting perfect stripes everytime. 1.) paint the whole wall your base coat. 2.) Measure and tape off your stripes using a level. 3.) The most important part...before painting the stripe color inside the taped lines, paint your base coat color along the inside edge of the taped stripes. Let dry then paint your contrasting stripe paint color on top of that. So if your paint bleeds under your tape, it won't matter because it will be the same color bleeding onto the same color. You get razor sharp stripes everytime. Everyone thinks the stripes in my daughter's room is wallpaper because the stripes are so clean and precise. Thanks to this method, no touching up required!
ReplyDeleteGreat hallway. I Painted wide horizontal stripes in my daugter's room.. It looks gorgeous. I learned a great technique online for painting perfect stripes everytime. 1.) paint the whole wall your base coat. 2.) Measure and tape off your stripes using a level. 3.) The most important part...before painting the stripe color inside the taped lines, paint your base coat color along the inside edge of the taped stripes. Let dry then paint your contrasting stripe paint color on top of that. So if your paint bleeds under your tape, it won't matter because it will be the same color bleeding onto the same color. You get razor sharp stripes everytime. Everyone thinks the stripes in my daughter's room is wallpaper because the stripes are so clean and precise. Thanks to this method, no touching up required!
ReplyDeleteHi Laurel!
ReplyDeleteI have been admiring your hallway for about a year now! I painted my hallway creme last night... and I would love to COPY! (hope you dont mind!) your metallic stripes. Which color is it? Golden Candlestick?
Thanks!