We decided to make a chevron feature wall in the kids playroom last weekend. It took a lot of patience and preparation, but it was well worth the time and energy.
How we did it:
I measured the length of the wall and divided it by 4 {in this case my wall was 142 inches, 142 / 4= 35.5}. Using chalk, and my level {which features a ruler, eliminating the need for a tape measure} I made a light mark every 35.5 inches across the wall. Using the level, I followed the marks to create 3 evenly spaced, vertical chalk lines. I measured the height of my wall and divided it by 6 {in this case, the wall was 96 inches tall, 96 / 6 = 16}. Every 16 inches down the wall, I made a mark along each vertical chalk line. These lines created my taping guide. Using the painters tape, I connected the dots, diagonally, in a herringbone pattern. I was very careful to make sure the tape covered the side of the stripe that would be my base color in the end. Otherwise, the stripes would not be the same size.
After the tape was in place we began to paint within the tape lines. While the paint was still damp we carefully pulled the tape, then once the paint was dried we wiped the walls clean of all our marks, leaving us with an awesome feature wall.
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