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Ombre Accent Wall

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Wall design ideas are always swimming in my head.  I love painting my walls more than I love dressing myself.  While a lot of women love to shop for clothes, I love to shop for paint.  It’s a sickness really but my house colors make me feel happy so I enjoy it (:  When I was asked to review U Stripe It’s new paint tool, I weighed my options before writing the owner back.  Remember me and Kristi promised you guys we would free up our blog of “fill” posts?  We try to say yes to good opportunities that will benefit us personally AND you as our dear readers.   After looking at my walls, I decided a boring white wall in the hallway would be the perfect spot to try out the stripe tool…so it was quickly transformed into an ombre accent wall!

My favorite part is that I was able to use all my random leftover paint to create this color pallet!  The top coat is white, leftover from my board and batten entryway.  The second coat is is my living room wall color. The third color is the fourth color with the first color mixed (got that??).  The fourth color is a ‘turquoise gem’ that I got free 2 years ago!-so happy to finally use it!  The 5th color is from my kitchen cabinets (if you follow us via Facebook you’ll have seen a sneak peek of those crazy cabinets, they’ll be revealed soon).

I love that the lines are perfectly straight!  There was no guesswork which made this project a breeze!  This is what the U-Strip It tool looks like:

The neat thing about this tool is that it’s designed to make perfectly straight lines.  Not just horizontal lines like my wall but all sorts of patterns: chevron, plaid, squares, diamonds and so on.  Pretty cool, right?  Their site offers video tutorials which I watched beforehand.  The tool comes with delicate painter’s tape and 2 sided sticky tabs so you can use it with no helpers.  I used my handy hubby since he was around to hold it for me while I marked my lines but if he wasn’t home, I’m confident I could have done it without him, the tool is pretty darn easy to use.

 

To get started with the stripes, you  should start at the top and work your way down.

This  was trial and error for me as I’ve never done 5 different colors and I had a 4 hour block of time as my kiddos were in school which means I was in impatient mode (;  I started off by measuring.  My wall is 94″ so I divided that by 5 and ended up with 18″ stripes.  I taped 18″ below the top of the wall (#1 pic) and painted that block white.  Since I didn’t want to wait for each block to dry, I then jumped to the bottom and painted it dark turquoise (pic #2) and after the first block was dry, I taped the bottom line of the white block and painted the second block.  I painted the 4th block (pic #3) a lighter shade of turquoise.  It was at this point Sandee came over and said she didn’t like the color of the #2 block so I had to re-evaluate my color scheme.  I loved block color 4 so I mixed block 4 with block 1 to get a lighter shade which created block 3.  For block 2, I used the wall color on either side of this wall.  Make sense?  Slightly confusing.  The good news is the color mess up was mine, not the tools, oopsie! 

Here’s the view when you walk into my house from the garage.  Since I park in there, it’s so nice to have this cheery wall greet me when I walk in!

Updated: Click HERE to see how I decorated it after it was painted, it will take you to the full post showing the pic below (:

About Lolly Jane

Meet Kelli & Kristi, twin sisters and authors of Lolly Jane. We are two busy wives + mommas who are makers of all things pretty. From signs to home decor and holiday crafts or redoing furniture in between soccer practices, we do it all all while armed with an ice cold Diet Coke. Join us in our DIY adventures! XOXO

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  1. Ra says

    I am going to be remodeling my room and I was curious if you have the paint codes and names for the 2nd 3rd and 4th stripe? Please email me ASAP!!!

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    • lollyjane says

      The top coat is standard contractor’s bright white. The second coat is ‘Swimming’ by Sherwin-Williams. The third color is the fourth color WITH the first color mixed: Turquoise Gem + white to lighten it up. The fourth color is ‘Turquoise Gem’ by Behr and the 5th color is ‘Caribbean Sea’ by Glidden. What a roundup of brands, lol!

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    • lollyjane says

      Thanks Cori! It’s called ombre because of the effect… fading hues of the same color (;

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  5. JoeyandChase says

    LOVE LOVE LOVE the wall. the colors. the stripes. brilliant. we are getting ready to move and I can totally see doing something like this in my daughter’s room, in shades of pink…

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  7. [email protected] much time says

    I am just loving this! And that tool sounds seriously awesome. All that measuring and taping for lines and chevrons gives me the hives anyway and this would solve my issue:) If you have a sec I would LOVE for you to share this at my linky-Get Schooled Saturday @ Too Much Time On My Hands-it is all weekend:)
    xxx
    Kim

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  13. Pricilla J. says

    OMG! I love this. I get so excited when I find projects that don’t let anything go to waste (like using leftover paint). Lovely!

    Stopping by from SITS : )

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  15. PhotogCynthia says

    What a very cool idea for a wall you normally wouldn’t pay any attention to. Love the colors.

    Just popping in from SITS. So glad I am because it looks like your blog is loaded with ideas!

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  21. Tausha says

    So I tore a ligament in my foot and can’t do anything but lay in bed and look online. So, I think that you should fly or dive out here and paint an ombre wall for me. Or a chevron. I’m not picky or anything! What a fantastic tool! I want one and you to come the mail with it. Remember how much you love me? Pinning!!!

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  22. Melanie says

    It looks lovely! I’m not sure if my hubby would go for this look…maybe in the play room…he is a cream colored all over kind of guy..lol I need to change his mind…

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    • lollyjane says

      Thanks Melanie! You need to convert your hubby to COLOR- he will love it! 🙂 Good luck!

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