How To Paint Diamonds On Walls

I painted this dark brown wall with a free quart of paint i got 6 or 7 years ago.

How to paint diamonds on walls.

References maison d or interior design services. Use a brush or mini roller to apply the coordinating color in each diamond. If you do not already like the color of the wall you will be painting paired with the color of the diamonds that you want this will take longer. 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.

To create the diamond pattern draw a diagonal line through the corner of each rectangle alternating directions. 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. I chose a wall in my living room to paint. I already liked the color that was there but i wanted to add a blue grey paint to it.

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 do like the idea of using this floating wall in the living room as an accent wall but i was over the dark color. Determine which diamonds you want to paint the coordinating color and firmly apply tape on the outside of every other one. Apply tape and paint.

I didn t have to spend money on paint. For the color of the diamonds i mixed two leftover paints sitting in my garage. I like the contrast of the tan blue. Before we started i made a mock up of how big i wanted the diamonds to be.

When painting an entire room in harlequin diamonds start with the wall that you naturally look at upon entering the room. This is the wall after. It took me 4 hours to complete. Drawing the diamonds on the wall prior to.

Diamonds look their best when they are twice as high as they are wide.