I am a huge fan of a well-done accent wall. I have been so impressed with the many stenciled walls I have seen lately. That might be on my radar soon! When I set out to do our master bedroom accent wall, it was really important to keep it extremely subtle. I wanted the overall look to be elegant and understated. The number one key to keeping the stripes subtle is to use only ONE paint color. Here is the outcome:
They are super hard to capture on camera (or maybe it’s my lack of photography skills!), but I think you can get the idea. They really give the effect of fabric on the wall.
To accomplish the look, I painted the entire room in a flat finish. I used the same color, but in a semi-gloss finish, to paint the stripes. Another hint is to use an 8 1/2″ x 11″ piece of card stock (landscape orientation) to measure out your stripes! Works like a charm.
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I love that! Almost looks like a posh hotel.
Wow!!! I love how this came out. It's really beautiful- the room just looks great. What color was your paint? I'd love to see the window for how you hung your drapes- I'm about to hang some, but still wondering where to put the bar (how high up, how wide from the window) . . .
Great idea! I've been wanting to do this on my walls just didn't know how.
Thanks for the inspiration.
i have this exact same treatment in my dining room! I love it -I hated all the taping but the results are so yummy! Good job!
Your accent wall turned out great! I love the color and the subtle stripes are the perfect touch.
I love how the stripes turned out. Beautiful! What wall color did you use?
Thanks for sharing.
Brittany
http://www.prettyhandygirl.com
I love Love LOVE your stripes!!!
I, going to be doing a post about stripes, would it be okay to link this page to it?
Thanks!
Hi Jennifer! Tried to email you back but it didn't go through. Of course! Let me know when you do so I can check it out!
What a beautiful room! I would love to know what colors you used as well! Did you paint the ceiling a gray color? So glad I found your blog what great inspiration!
This is really nice! I've always wanted to do this in my bedroom, but never got around to it. Maybe this summer when I'm from college I'll do it. Thanks for the inspiration!
~Michaela
Ohmygosh! Just saw this….I'm in love with the stripes!!!
Really love this room. Is that a sleigh bed and did you paint it? Penny
What paint color did you use? It is so serene!
Hi Kelly! I used Smoke by Benjamin Moore. I LOVE it. It definitely is more blue than gray {which is what we wanted} but very very peaceful. Hope that helps.
Hi Courtney,
I recently stumbled upon your blog and LOVE everything you've done! I'm in the process of redoing the master bedroom and wanted to know if I could get your opinion. I love the same color stripes on the focal wall! I really want to put up picture frame moulding and paint the insides a darker color and hang a sunburst mirror over the bed, but not sure if that will work since I have a window on the same wall and worried about it balancing. So then after seeing this, wonder if the stripes will work? My first instinct was to do grey walls with silver mirror and silver lamps and I noticed you helped a friend with a grey bedroom with a similar mirror over the bed. My lucky day! But after seeing the grey on our walls, not sure I'm in love with it. I think I'm going to try out your color. Do you think a mirror like that would work over stripes? Would love to hear your thoughts!
Lindsey