It took me 4 hours to complete.
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.
Drawing the diamonds on the wall prior to.
For the color of the diamonds i mixed two leftover paints sitting in my garage.
Determine which diamonds you want to paint the coordinating color and firmly apply tape on the outside of every other one.
References maison d or interior design services.
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.
I didn t have to spend money on paint.
How to paint a diamond.
Apply tape and paint.
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.
Diamonds look their best when they are twice as high as they are wide.
Before we started i made a mock up of how big i wanted the diamonds to be.
This is the wall after.
To create the diamond pattern draw a diagonal line through the corner of each rectangle alternating directions.
When painting an entire room in harlequin diamonds start with the wall that you naturally look at upon entering the room.
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.
Use a brush or mini roller to apply the coordinating color in each diamond.
I already liked the color that was there but i wanted to add a blue grey paint to it.
The base coat of the wall is restoration hardware latte.
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 chose a wall in my living room to paint.