How To Paint Diamonds On Walls
Use a brush or mini roller to apply the coordinating color in each diamond.
How to paint diamonds on walls. Determine which diamonds you want to paint the coordinating color and firmly apply tape on the outside of every other one. I do like the idea of using this floating wall in the living room as an accent wall but i was over the dark color. 50 benjamin moore livingston gold and 50 latte from restoration hardware. I already liked the color that was there but i wanted to add a blue grey paint to it.
I figured a 30 inch tall diamond would be nice so from the top center of the wall i made a mark on the wall mark 1 measured down 30 inches and made a mark mark 2. Apply tape and paint. This is the wall after. It took me 4 hours to complete.
I painted this dark brown wall with a free quart of paint i got 6 or 7 years ago. You can see i had already painted several paint swatches to find the perfect color more on how to find your perfect paint color later. I chose a wall in my living room to paint. For the color of the diamonds i mixed two leftover paints sitting in my garage.
I didn t have to spend money on paint. When painting an entire room in harlequin diamonds start with the wall that you naturally look at upon entering the room. Before we started i made a mock up of how big i wanted the diamonds to be. The base coat of the wall is restoration hardware latte.
How to paint a diamond. A harlequin diamond pattern on a wall will instantly attract attention and painting a wall with this kind of pattern is typically done on accent walls. Drawing the diamonds on the wall prior to. Diamonds look their best when they are twice as high as they are wide.
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