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Rolled Squares


Rolled Squares
Use a taped paint roller to create this unique look on your walls.

Besides using combs and squeegees to create dragged effects, you can also use rollers modified with tape. The resulting squares aren't as precise, but the slight variation looks great and the work goes quickly.

Have extra roller covers and tape on hand in case paint saturates a roller and causes the tape to come loose. Use standard masking tape, not low-tack painter's tape. Also have a small brush handy so you can fill in gaps and make touch-ups. This technique needs to be done on a smooth wall. Fill cracks and indentations and top the filler with primer before you begin.

STEP-BY-STEP

1. With a roller, paint the entire wall with the color you want the squares to be. Use a standard roller for these coats.

2. While the base paint dries, prepare a fresh roller cover to make the square design. Starting 1 inch from one end, wrap the cover with bands of tape. Place the first band loosely around the roller. Wrap the next piece tightly. Alternate loose and tight areas until you cover the roller. Then remove the loose tape.

 Step 2

3. With the level, mark a vertical guideline at one end of the wall. Load the taped roller with the second color of paint. With the 1-inch-wide brush, wipe excess paint off taped sections.

4. Starting at the top of the wall, roll down along the guideline as far as you can without touching the floor with the roller. Repeat this process across the wall. For each new set of lines, maintain even spacing by painting one line that overlaps the previous one.

5. Paint the horizontal lines as you did the vertical ones. The vertical stripes need not dry first.

 Step 5

5. Use a damp rag to clean up any smudged areas. Then extend the design into spaces too small for the roller to fit. Don't be obsessive about creating perfect squares, however; variation is part of the charm of this effect. When the paint is dry to the touch, draw a line near the floor and paint a faux baseboard. You can also paint faux trim around windows and doors and faux crown molding next to the ceiling. The faux molding covers up edge areas where the roller didn't reach.
Lowe's List
  • Valspar Signature Colour Eggshell latex paint (#213457)
  • 3/8" nap; "woven" type (#205706)
  • Paint tray (#309142)
  • Painters Comb (#188842)
  • Wooster 3" brush (#47963)
  • 1/2" Straight poly trim sash (#262407)
  • 1" Painters Mate Green Tape (#172597)
  • Coloured pencil to match the square colour
  • 8pk roll painters rags (#2225)
  • Level


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