[header] How to paint stripes on a wall [title] Choose the type of pattern you want to create. [step] Stripes can be thick or thin, horizontal or vertical, or patterned in various ways. [title] Tape your walls for perfection. 
[step] Taping is the trickiest part of painting stripes on walls because of the tendency for the paint to bleed under the tape. [substeps] Use low-tack painter's tape and seal each tape edge with a thin coat of the wall's base color to prevent paint from seeping under the tape.