How to paint Chevron Stripes

Supplies:

- 2 colors of paint and paint brushes and buckets

-Plastic to cover floor

-1 small and 1 tiny art brush

- painters tape (usually found in blue as in images below)

- A light color stick of chalk (I used blue)

- 8 x 10 frame for outlining

- box cutter or other sharp knife

(I do not have images of my white wall but you will start with a white wall)

Always start paint projects with taping everything you don't want painted (creases in walls, windows, plugs, ect.) and covering the floors with plastic.

1. First, take your picture frame and chalk. Place your picture frame in the bottom corner of your wall, with long side up, and outline it with your chalk. Move frame to the edge of the line you just drew and outline another square. After completing the row move in an upward direction. Repeat until all the walsl you want chevron are chalked and squared.

2. Take your tape and tape a square from the corner to the bottom corner. Move to the next square and tape the bottom corner to the top corner. Alternate corners from square to square. (Make sure to press down firmly on the tape after taping to endure no paint will go under the tape.)

                                                                                 3. You will use the box cutter to cute all the overlapping tape like in this image. Make sure to put just enough pressure to cut the tap but not cut the wall. This part is easier than you think.

                                                                             Your wall should look something like this after you're done taping and cutting access tape off.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      4. Now you are ready to paint over the chevron stripes. 

You may need to use two coats depending on which paint you bought.

5. Let the paint sit over night

6. Once it is completely dry slowly peel the take off of the wall. 

                                                                                                                                                                       

 7. Chances are you will see that a little paint got underneath the tape, that is ok! Just grab some more white paint and those art brushes and fix anything you don't like. If you think it looks great then no need to fix anything.

Put your furniture back and...

 VUALA!

Now go show off your great paint job!