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A month or so ago I did a post about striped walls. I knew I wanted to give my guest bedroom a face lift without breaking the bank and it worked!!! Below are before and after pics...

Please excuse the mess!! The below pic is from move in day. We decided to not purchase anything for this room right away as there were so many other things to address in the apartment. We moved all of the furniture from our old master bedroom into this room and decided to deal with it when we had the time and resources.

Being a designer, I find myself constantly falling in love with new styles and concepts as well as tiring of things I have been looking at for a while. I loved the black and white 6 years ago, but was growing tired of it. Plus, the bed was way too big for the room!!

In the end, I sold the bed and was able to purchase a new one from Room and Board that was smaller and less bulky.  My husband and I found a rug we loved in Turkey and I finally got to use a bit of the Claremont fabric I have been in love with for quite some time....the final touch was the horizontal stripes. It makes the room feel fresh and I was able to paint the white right over the grey so there was no need to repaint the whole room!

I still need new lampshades and few finishing touches, but here is the room today.

I am contemplating a bit of a do-it-yourself project this weekend: painting wide horizontal stripes in my guest bedroom.  The goal here is to liven up the room without breaking the bank. A bit of inspiration before diving in....

The dress on the top left is by Minnie Mortimer, hat:unknown, interior shot unknown, dress on bottom left is by free people, paint swatches are Benjamin Moore Simply White on Left and Balboa Mist on right and the background is Farrow and Ball Wallpaper.

After doing quite a bit of research online and scouring inspiration images, I stumbled across Emily Clark's blog. She gives excellent instructions, including what not to do, and I am hopeful I will be able to pull this off! One of my concerns is that the bedroom in question has a narrow entry hall (corners!) and a sofit running across a long wall near the ceiling. This means that I am going to have to be very careful with the placement of the lines and really plan my strategy ahead of time.

The following two images are from Emily Clark's room before and after. Doesn't it make such a difference?! I love how such a simple technique adds a level of sophistication. This is exactly what I am hoping to achieve in my own home.

Another useful source was the blog Young House Love. If you are contemplating any do-it-yourself project, I highly recommend them as a great source.

 Below are a few great images of striped walls, both vertical and horizontal.  Elle Decor has a great gallery of images for striped walls. Some of them are shown below as well as some others I found along the way. Enjoy!

Elle Decor Above

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Here the designer has used a gorgeous Black and White Clarence House silk stripe. I have long admired this fabric and think this is such a great application! I am glad to see that someone found a place for it!

The above image is from Elle Decor as well and is perhaps my very favorite of the bunch. This Pierre Frey fabric on the walls is to die for.

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^{Below Tori Mellot's Often Photographed Chic Manhattan Apartment}

And Jenna Lyon's nursery below.

An Eric Cohler designed shower above

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