painted wallpaper how-to & share your project

Painting ‘wallpaper’ in my office has been one of the most ambitious projects I’ve done … but it totally paid off. Even after eight months, I still love it. And I’m pretty fickle, so that says a lot.

I know many of you have done your own versions and I’m so excited to see what you’ve accomplished. At the end of the post, you can link to your blog to share.

If you are thinking about painting the wallpaper pattern, you can read the first tutorial {HERE}. I’ve updated the template, which you can also find at the end of this post.

One question that I get from time to time is “how do you create the double lines?”. So here is a mini-tutorial on how it was done. For ease, I did this on our large chalkboard with a chalk pen, so just pretend that it is a wall, I am tracing with a pencil, and that I am using a paintbrush and paint to fill it in.

First, cut out your pattern.

Next, start at the top of your wall {or chalkboard, in my case} and trace around the pattern.

To get the double line, move the template down and space it out about 1/2 inch from the first.

When you trace it, it will look like this:

Keep going …

… and you’ll eventually cover your surface.

When you are ready to paint, use a 1/4 inch flat artists’ brush and paint along the inside of each shape.

Here is how it looked when I really did it.

If you look closely, you’ll notice some pencil lines. I suppose I could have erased them when the paint was dry, but they don’t bother me.  The finished walls are not perfect, but they are interesting and add subtle pattern and they make me smile.

If you’d like to give it a try, you can download the template below.

{click to download}

Now, if you’ve done your own painted wallpaper, please share you project!

. instructions .

1. link directly to your post {not just your blog}

2. add the ‘share your project’ link button to your post {copy & paste}

Enjoy clicking around for lots of painted wallpaper inspiration!

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