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Wall Stenciling and Decorative Striping
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" How do you get these lines substrate all the way across the room. Well Bob I carefully -- here. -- and I use a little template to help me keep my lines in order so that no matter where I checked along the wall. There in the same place."
" And that that really works well as long as you've got a nice new ceiling this perfectly."
" that's right. But if you have one of these wonderful old sagging ceilings this isn't really the right design for a feeling like yes straight line up against the same ceiling which -- to -- effect that's right OK then I -- painter's tape. And I tape in my pencil lines now how is that different from masking tape. Well it kids a cleaner edge masking tape content poll -- walk me. Him that existing on the law and it it tends -- less. When you are I obtaining along the edge stick -- to be less than under -- But to make really sure that I don't have a underplayed. I see all after that tape along my pencil lines and I know and rubbed it in place real plummet -- there's no gaps. I sealant at an art project that -- that you can find it any arts and crafts store in Manhattan medium. Basically it's just clear milky liquid that I apply. That actually feel this basically feel less rights that you don't get that under bleeding you get a good clean cape. It a good clean lines when you lift that tape it's just straight as an arrow actually. Now I've already. Sealed. -- to upper lines. Our next step is to apply. The paint for a -- on. For the striking itself. You're using a brown color that I get has picked up from this cut -- rancher and once again kind of -- and using this acrylic paint. It's can be planted any arts and crafts store. And it's important to note that you cannot -- this paint to. Oil painted wall but most walls -- unit with latex anyway. And I is a -- brash and I -- kind of dad and he act. You don't really cool like -- now -- It's it's more like the old way -- it's more -- I have a traditional look to -- but with more precision. And I'm next time my paints and we sat on meat packing. I savings can I Trace from the surrender wonderful that disposable your recycling and the light weight very clever. So we and dad this -- and getting right after the tape line. But because it's -- we won't have that under believed."
" Beautifully crisp now how long do you usually wait before you take the tape off about a half an hour depends on humidity."
" And new. Really clean -- flying out if you if you."
" Are you using a stencil to it to do this kind of detail here this funky flowers things that that's no I'm not."
" I took my designs which I drew from and hey we can -- on ten or and I transcribe it time to contact paper so this is where the artist comes -- you right."
" I drew my design. From a piece that was on the contact paper and that I try to applications it's Anderson. And you peel back and that that they have to do before you sent on the wall you have to remove some on the sticking and I did this with the assistance of Bob by sticking out of a share. That's a little bit of a nap on T shirts and sweat shirts and that she does take that little extra sticking his thoughts that you don't pull any paint off."
" You won't -- great tips yeah. And then you just and I try to play it right and play this house on my line that I mark that -- Happening play thing you've got no actually the sealant now on the -- seal this and then. -- follow up. With that dark pink and then you I'm noticing you've added a little gold pilot that's the final touch yet. I take -- enamel golden apple and I pour off most of the liquid it's on the top leaving that dance creamy paint at the bottom half. And using an artist fact that justice final highlighting touches to give it really special finish Margot it's beautiful thanks a lot hanging."