" Full painting adds grace and sophistication to your home. This single process, vertical stria effect can create the illusion of height in any room. This stria process is done with just 2 colors of paint. It's easy to do. Here's how. We've already painted 2 coats of primer on this demonstration section of drywall. Your wall should be clean and smooth. Even if the existing paint is in good condition, it's a good idea to prime the room again. In this example, we'll be applying darker stripes over a lighter base. You could experiment to determine what combination of colors will work well for your room. The base coat should always be either satin or semi-gloss finish. We are using latex paint for both easy application and clean up. Apply the base coat over the primary coat with a roller. First, by distributing the paint in a W fashion over a 2- or a 3-foot section of the wall, and then filling in the space in between. The side of the roller attached to the metal handle is the side of the roller that carries most of the paint. The side away from the roller handle should face the paint already on the wall. You'll be able to do a better job of blending or feathering in the new paint you're adding to the paint on the wall, if you orient your roller with this in mind. After the base layer dries, you'll often find holidays or areas of missing paint. You'll get a better overall result, if you give your walls another coat of base paint before you start. The striae color you're going to use is made up from a latex semi-gloss, gloss, or eggshell color you wanna use to the stripes. Mix with the latex glaze. The glaze is clear carrier that you use to make the striae color more transparent and allow enough time to lay down the pattern. The mixing ratio is 5 parts of latex glaze to 1 part of latex paint. The glaze looks milky-white, but dries clear. Measure and pour the glaze into the mixing bucket first and then the paint. Stir the glaze thoroughly to blend the glaze and paint together. Using a quality of 4-inch latex paintbrush, apply the single-process color to the wall in the same direction you want the stripes to run; in this case, vertically. Leave a little more paint at the top of the run, so that you'll have additional paint to pull down with the striae brush. Apply enough paint to cover the 2 widths of 2 passes of the striae brush you'll be using. The striae brush is a special brush designed just to make striae stripes. Hold the brush flat against the wall and pressing down slightly. Pull the striae brush slowly and steadily down the wall. As you get to the bottom of the wall, rotate the brush to carry the pattern down to the edge. Return to the top of the wall and holding the brush flat to the wall. Pull the striae brush down the remaining paint overlapping by about a quarter of an inch. When the pattern has been applied, use the 4-inch latex brush to apply more of the single-process color over the base coat, covering an area just slightly under 2 widths of the striae brush. Distribute the paint evenly leaving a little more paint at the top of the wall to drag down with the striae brush. Overlap the previous pass by a quarter of an inch, keeping the brush nearly flat to the wall. After 2 or 3 passes wipe off the striae brush with a clean cotton lint-free rag to remove the excess paint. If you reached the corner or the edge of the wall that's too narrow for the striae brush, you can often use a natural bristle chip or a stipple brush to create the pattern in the narrow area. Hold the brush flat to the wall and use a slow, steady, even pressure. The result is a classic full-painting pattern; a vertical single-process striae that will add elegance to any room."