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Mastering the Master Bedroom {Chevron Walls}

by Lindsay Ballard on May 25, 2011 58 Comments

Sometimes you start a project that you think you are going to finish in a weekend. And that weekend comes and goes and you decide it will be finished the next weekend. And then that weekend comes and goes and you decide it will be finished the next weekend. And then that weekend…okay, you get my point.

I’m a big believer that paint can do wonders for a room.  It’s fairly cheap and fairly easy to create big changes, although depending on your particular level of insanity, it can take a fairly long while to finish.  About a month ago, we started with this:

And almost a month later, we have this:

The two gray walls (Dark Granite by Behr) and the white ceiling (Powered Snow by Behr) were easy.  The chevrons (or zig-zags, as Tom insists we call them) took lasers.  And trigonometry.  And the use of the word hypotenuse.  It probably wouldn’t have taken *you* quite as long to do this as it did us, but that’s what happens when you marry an engineer.

At least I can say that the paint lines are, in a word, perfection (tutorial coming soon).  You can’t really tell from the wide shots, but each gray stripe has a small silver metallic stripe underneath.  It shines so beautifully in the sunlight, and is a great update to the basic chevron design.

The morning after we finished painting, I honestly felt like I had woken up in the pages of a magazine.  I commended myself for my vision and Tom for his ability to follow my instructions, even when he thought that just two stripes on one wall would have been sufficient.  🙂

Obviously, we still have a ton left to do to our master bedroom.  The only thing pictured that’s staying is the yellow dresser and the walls.  🙂  I’m trying to take it slowly and make sure that everything is exactly the way we want it to be.  Next up – redoing the other dresser that’s been living in my garage for two months.

What do you think?  How have you used paint to completely alter the look of a room?

UPDATE: I put together a tutorial for painting perfect stripes on textured walls.  You can find that tutorial here.

 

SAS Interiors

 

About Lindsay Ballard

Lindsay Ballard is a former college mascot turned political geek turned roller derby playing, DIY fanatic.

Lindsay chronicles her projects, design ideas, and lifestyle tips here at Makely, where she shares tutorials and inspiration. Her DIY designs are bold and graphic, while her spirit is fun and full of color.

Lindsay lives outside of Austin, Texas with her husband (Tom), children (Zack and Emma), and dogs (Duke and Jill). She plays roller derby for the Rockin' City Rollergirls out of Round Rock, Texas.

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Comments

  1. cassie says

    May 25, 2011 at 7:39 am

    wow, lindsay! that looks amazing! what a huge impact!!!

    Reply
  2. Emily@remodelingthislife says

    May 25, 2011 at 7:41 am

    It is so seriously amazing! You have way more patience than me and my boring all one color walls. Can’t wait to see what else you do with the space – although I would so totally be the one to just call it done now 🙂

    Reply
  3. Cindy says

    May 25, 2011 at 7:52 am

    I love it Lindsay!
    I bet it’s gonna look Amazing once your room is completely done! 🙂

    Reply
  4. Stephanie says

    May 25, 2011 at 8:10 am

    WOWSERS!!! Love it!!! I detest painting- hubby does it all so I appreciate all the time invested in your chevrons- they look fabulous!

    Reply
  5. The BabbyMama says

    May 25, 2011 at 8:12 am

    Love love love the way it looks, but truthfully I think it would drive me crazy in any room I was sleeping in. It’s just too energetic!

    Reply
    • Lindsay says

      May 26, 2011 at 2:39 pm

      Yep, that’s definitely a valid point! But just think how alert you’d be when you woke up in the morning. 🙂

      In all honesty, we watch TV and play on our lap tops in bed every night until we turn out the lights, so the stripes aren’t a big deal to us. I can see how it could drive some people crazy, though.

      Reply
  6. Amber says

    May 25, 2011 at 8:46 am

    You are a brave, brave woman! Inspired!

    Reply
  7. Emily says

    May 25, 2011 at 8:57 am

    AH.MAY.ZING! That is a very bold, brave print on your wall and I LOVE it! It looks so great and the silver line adds that extra “oomf” – perfect!

    Reply
  8. a' la mode says

    May 25, 2011 at 9:01 am

    way to go sister! soooooo fun and i’m still crushing on that dresser, love the color AND the shape!! xoxo shel

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  9. a' la mode says

    May 25, 2011 at 9:02 am

    did you get a banner redo too? love it too!

    Reply
  10. Paulina J! says

    May 25, 2011 at 9:48 am

    OH WOW!!! That chevron pattern is perfection! Love the close up pictures and I’m sure they don’t do it justice. Can’t wait for the tutorial!

    Reply
  11. Stacy says

    May 25, 2011 at 9:59 am

    Yay! You got it done 🙂 It turned out well!!!! I can’t wait to see the rest of your room. I am LOVING that yellow dresser.

    Reply
  12. the Blah Blah Blahger says

    May 25, 2011 at 10:52 am

    UNBELIEVABLE!!! Then again, I know Tom and I can totally see the perfectionist in him not resting until it was perfect. Love your vision and his execution. What a team!!! : )

    Reply
  13. Anna in AZ says

    May 25, 2011 at 11:01 am

    Totally awesome!! I love that lasers and trig were involved 🙂

    Reply
  14. heidi@thecraftmonkeyblog says

    May 25, 2011 at 11:10 am

    looks fantastic! {and I’m LOVING your new header & blog look}

    Reply
  15. Lorie says

    May 25, 2011 at 1:24 pm

    It looks great!! I am not that daring with paint…I am a boring once color person…but that is SO FUN!

    Reply
  16. Leigh says

    May 25, 2011 at 1:46 pm

    FABulous!! It does look like a magazine, and big brownie points to your hubby for trusting your vision and painting all those stripes! My hubby is pretty good at going along with all of my (ahem) “creative” ideas, but I’m not sure he would have been a willing participant in one this bold. The more I look at your pictures though, the more I’m thinking I might need to start working on him! =D

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  17. Emily says

    May 25, 2011 at 2:37 pm

    This looks SO GOOD. Brava on your efforts + uber-attention to detail!

    Reply
  18. heidi @ wonder woman wannabe says

    May 25, 2011 at 2:50 pm

    wowza, girl! what a statement! 🙂 it’s such a different vibe from where you started, so fun! that accent of lighter color on the edges is such a nice touch. well done to BOTH of you!!

    cheers!
    -h

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  19. Kristi @ Addicted 2 Decorating says

    May 25, 2011 at 4:36 pm

    I love it! It’s bold, and graphic, and wonderful! Your walls looked black at first. Or maybe I just have black on the brain because I just painted my office black. I’m excited to see how you finish out your room! Looks great so far.

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  20. Emily says

    May 25, 2011 at 4:47 pm

    holy moly is that ever a big change! it looks amazing! the silver stripe adds so much to the chevron too! well done!

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  21. Michelle says

    May 25, 2011 at 5:10 pm

    I LOVE it! It is bold and wonderful!

    Reply
  22. Rosa @ flutterflutter says

    May 25, 2011 at 7:19 pm

    Wow! I LOVE chevron!! Just found your blog, and can’t wait to search around and explore your older posts! Cheers! Rosa

    Reply
  23. Sarah says

    May 25, 2011 at 7:35 pm

    Totally amazing my friend! And I thought you had given up on the chevron dream! It looks fabulous. Oh and BTW I totally get the project deadline creep.
    Sarah

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    • Lindsay says

      May 26, 2011 at 2:37 pm

      Ha! No, it just took so long that it seemed like I gave up!

      Reply
  24. pine tree home says

    May 25, 2011 at 8:13 pm

    What a transformation. It DOES look like a room right out of a magazine. You have the vision.

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  25. Randi says

    May 25, 2011 at 9:45 pm

    That looks absolutely amazing. I LOVE the dark color and your chevron pattern is really incredible.

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  26. Kristie says

    May 25, 2011 at 10:14 pm

    You most have married the most patient man in all of existence. The paint looks amazing!

    Reply
  27. Julie {Angry Julie Monday} says

    May 25, 2011 at 10:44 pm

    The kid was hovering while I read your post. And I quote, “those black and white zig zags are very cool mama.” I said no, they are gray, white and silver chevrons….he looked at me while I was CRAZY…..awesome zig zags, I mean chevrons….

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  28. Erin says

    May 25, 2011 at 11:07 pm

    I’m typically not a huge fan of the chevron, but love the silver in with it. It gives it much more life and dimension.

    Reply
  29. judy in carefree says

    May 26, 2011 at 12:46 am

    Beautiful job, but way, way to busy for me to wake up to. I like peaceful calm bedrooms.

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    • Lindsay says

      May 26, 2011 at 2:41 pm

      This way I don’t have to drink my morning coffee! Kidding. 🙂

      Reply
  30. Janene says

    May 26, 2011 at 11:00 am

    Love the before pic.

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    • Lindsay says

      May 26, 2011 at 2:43 pm

      Thank you! We loved that room for several years. I was just ready for a huge change. My aesthetic has really changed in the last 5 years, and I’m finally feeling confident enough in myself to really let it out.

      Reply
  31. Erin@His & Hers says

    May 26, 2011 at 11:49 am

    Wow! I’ve never seen anything like that on walls. I got a chuckle out of the line “and the use of the word hypotenuse.” 🙂 Your dresser looks really nice, too!

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  32. Sweet Vintage Lady says

    May 26, 2011 at 3:51 pm

    Love it! Our bedroom does need a makeover. This decor is amazing.

    Reply
  33. Michelle says

    May 26, 2011 at 4:12 pm

    Fabulous. We’re just at the tail end of our master re-do and I can not wait to be done.

    Reply
  34. Callie says

    May 26, 2011 at 9:46 pm

    My jaw is on the floor. It looks amazing.

    As the daughter of a painter and someone what has spent countless hours with a roll of masking tape. I know how hard that had to be.

    Unbelievable Lindsay!

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  35. Oona says

    May 27, 2011 at 10:55 am

    This is the best project I have seen in quite some time. I would never, never have the stamina to finish anything this huge and I commend you for your crazed determination! lol It’s super-great and I am so glad you love it!

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  36. Adrienne Pitkin says

    May 27, 2011 at 12:57 pm

    Transformation executed flawlessly. However, would have loved to see the design on one wall only? Too busy for me.

    Reply
  37. Inspire Me Heather says

    May 28, 2011 at 9:44 am

    WOW! What a cool project! I like it too, so bold!!

    Reply
  38. Elizabeth@themustardceiling says

    May 28, 2011 at 9:58 am

    Wow, Lindsay you did a fabulous job! It looks amazing…so dramatic!

    Reply
  39. Jenna, SAS Interiors says

    May 29, 2011 at 8:32 am

    OMG Lindsay, this looks amazing! What a transformation. I feel your pain in trying to figure out the “zig zag” pattern. When I was making my chevron rug, I was in math overload ~ I hadn’t done that much calculation since college, lol. Wonderful job and thank you for linking this up to Saturday Spotlight!!

    ~Jenna, SAS Interiors

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  40. jenn says

    May 30, 2011 at 9:22 pm

    Holy cow!! That looks incredible. I cannot imagine the patience that must have taken. I cannot wait to read how you got it to look so great! again, fantastic job!!

    Reply
  41. Anna says

    June 4, 2011 at 10:12 am

    I’m very impressed. I recently painted stripes in my entryway and it was a lot of taping, painting, re-taping, painting, etc. so I can’t even imagine how long this project took you! It looks amazing though! I saw your feature on Green Door Designs. 🙂

    Anna
    http://www.akannamoseley.com

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  42. Locksmith San Francisco says

    July 5, 2011 at 5:06 am

    Mastering the bedroom with chevron walls. Beautifully painted walls.

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  43. jolee says

    November 21, 2012 at 1:50 am

    hey there!

    i have been admiring your chevron stripes since first finding them on the internet. my cousin and i are planning on doing something similar on my living room wall above my fireplace. can you tell me what paint you used for the silver metallic stripe? and did it go on the same as regular paint? I did my daughter’s room in metallic gold, and it was a nightmare to apply!

    Thanks.

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    • Lindsay Ballard says

      November 21, 2012 at 11:00 pm

      Hi Jolee! Yeah, the silver was sort of a pain. I think we painted four or five coats since it’s so thin.

      Reply
  44. kelvin says

    August 8, 2014 at 1:17 am

    Great Post!

    Reply
  45. Missy says

    October 3, 2014 at 6:59 am

    I know it has been a long time since you painted, but can you tell me how far apart the zigzags are vertically and horizontally?

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    • Lindsay Ballard says

      October 9, 2014 at 9:41 am

      Hey Missy! They are about 18 inches wide and probably about 24 inches apart? Something like that. 🙂 We figured out how to do it so that it would repeat on my walls by starting and ending in the same place.

      Reply
  46. Hadia says

    May 20, 2016 at 10:27 am

    Hi! I love your master bed and how you have decorated it all I stumbled onto your blog because I was searching for yellow dressers and loved the entire room you did! I can’t find the measurements for the chevron stripes…could you kindly share how you taped the stripes as in at what distance and if angels are involved. I did read about how to tape on textured wall but I was wondering on how wide the stripes are etc Thank you 🙂

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About Makely

Lindsay Ballard is a former college mascot turned political geek turned roller derby playing, DIY fanatic.

Lindsay chronicles her projects, design ideas, and lifestyle tips here at Makely, where she shares tutorials and inspiration. Her DIY designs are bold and graphic, while her spirit is fun and full of color.

Lindsay lives outside of Austin, Texas with her husband (Tom), children (Zack and Emma), and dogs (Duke and Jill). She plays roller derby for the Rockin' City Rollergirls out of Round Rock, Texas.


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