How To Change Wall Color Without Painting

Since we seem to be perpetually renting here in ATL until our business firm in Florida sells (which seems more than and more like information technology's never going to happen), I know a thing or two about renters rules. Some places are cool with tenants painting the walls and some aren't. And if you happen to fall in the latter category, you typically don't have many options when it comes to revamping those drab renters walls.

So, today I've partnered with Valspar to share how you can change your wall color without actually painting your walls. It's a great renter-friendly pick that you can accept with you from place to place and you lot won't have to paint over it when y'all move out. Win-win!

What is the magically renter-friendly choice?! A (paw stretched) giant painted canvas. I'one thousand taking you back to my higher art school days for this one to show you lot how to stretch a large (5 ft) sail by hand, that will act as a 'wall' of color you can accept with you lot with every movement. It's non hard, I promise, and can make a big statement in an otherwise average space.

Earlier tackling the canvas DIY, let'due south talk paint and materials…

Beingness that today is World Day and our planet is on top of mind at the moment, this is the perfect project to exist sharing because information technology'due south reusable again and once again. AND Valspar'southward complete line of Zero-VOC paint (which I used for this DIY) means no harmful chemicals impacting the indoor air quality when I'one thousand painting, which is obviously pretty important to me and the rest of the P&S team. No strong paint fumes and no harmful chemicals.Each product has earned GREENGUARD Aureate Certification, which means that it meets rigorous indoor clean air standards, while maintaining the highest standards for durability, operation, and color consistency.

Here are the Cipher-VOC paints and other materials I used to consummate this project…

Materials:

raw unstretched canvas (big enough to encompass canvas and wrap around to the back – see step 2 in instructions for more info)
iv 64 inch stretcher bars (or whatever size you'd like to utilize for your canvas)
manual staple gun (and staples)
mallet
scissors
paint brush or roller
interior paint*

*I used flat cease Valspar Reserve Aught-VOC paint (my fave considering it's paint and primer in i) in the following colors: Coral Reef 2004-4A // Dancing Mist 5005-7A // Iris Moon 4004-9C.

Instructions:

1. First by connecting the stretcher bars to i another to form a square (or rectangle, depending on the stretcher bar lengths). You may need to employ a condom mallet to secure stubborn bars together, equally shown in the photo. If you're not familiar with how stretcher bars piece of work, at that place is a notch on both ends of each bar that allows it to fit into the next. Super piece of cake.

two. Next, lay your canvas down on the flooring and place your assembled stretcher bars frame centered on elevation, making sure that the beveled edge side is facing down, touching the canvas.

Annotation almost canvass size: Brand sure your canvas is at to the lowest degree iii-iv inches larger than your finished stretcher bar frame on all sides. Case: My finished frame is 64 inches square and my raw sail is 72 inches square, giving me four inches extra on each side.

3. Now, starting on any side, pull the excess canvas over the back of the stretcher bar and apply the staple gun to place 2 staples an inch autonomously in the heart.

iv. Then on the side directly across from the side you just stapled, pull the canvas equally tightly as possibly with your hands (you tin utilize canvas pliers instead if you lot prefer), then staple ii staples an inch apart in the eye.

v. Repeat steps 3 and 4 with the remains two sides that accept yet to be stapled.

half dozen. Next, repeat step three-5 for the rest of the canvas working your way out from the middle to the sides and stop roughly two inches from each corner. Be sure to continue pulling the canvas as tightly every bit possible earlier stapling and switching back and along with sides across from one another equally you staple.

7. Once y'all've stapled all the way around the canvas, minus the final 2 inches on the corners, information technology's time to make the corners await prissy. Starting time by pulling the canvas at the corner to create a fold, as show in the photograph, that comes out from the corner. Staple it downwards.

8. Then, pull the extra slice that'southward all the same loose over the folded stapled piece, equally shown in the photo, and staple down.

9. Repeat this process of steps 7-viii with the remaining 3 corners.

x. Then cut off excess canvas all the style around (if applicative -cutting backlog is optional) and flip the canvas over.

eleven. Paint sail and sides with a roller or paint brush (if you're using paint and primer in one like I did yous won't need to to gesso / prime your canvas beforehand). Wait for the paint to dry. Apply a 2nd glaze if necessary. Wait for the pigment to dry. And it'due south set to hang OR rest against a wall if information technology's too large to hang.

Non sure you desire a behemothic canvas? You can just as easily do this on a smaller scale and care for it well-nigh similar a piece of fine art, hung on the wall.