How To Achieve The Arch Wall Paint Trend
The arch wall trend is booming on TikTok, and homeowners everywhere are adding this retro block style to their bedrooms and entertainment spaces. The style is actually fairly simple to achieve, and it can add a unique depth of character to your home.
Paint features have always played a crucial role in the aesthetic of homes. Pinterest is overflowing with designs added to the interior walls of properties, and these features certainly exude personality and identity. From florals to scenic vistas and 3D projections that warp the mind, painting additional features onto your walls can boost the vibe of your property in a hurry.
The arch trend is one that's easy to incorporate and can pay you back in spades. The feature utilizes simple geometric shapes, and building a proportional set of arches that fit into your space is just a matter of measurement. Utilizing your favorite colors, or selecting complementary shades that provide a zing of additional brightness to the room, can immediately change the energy in the space.
Lay on your outline
Using a measuring tape, you'll start by outlining the vertical edges with a pencil. These sides need to be the same height, and it's important to get them level as well. Once you've decided how tall the first arch will be, get your level out and fix any discrepancies that may have arisen during the first look. It may be beneficial to purchase a long-level ruler so that you can combine these steps into a single one. Using a long level provides a straight edge that adds the leveling power you need to get perfectly vertical lines running up from the floor. In the TikTok tutorial, the designer ended her first arch's edges at roughly shoulder level before moving onto the rounded top.
The next thing to do is get the top proportioned correctly. To do this, use your level or tape measure to find the centerline between the two vertical edges. Measure a piece of string from the center to one edge and anchor it to the top of the centerline. Then swoop it across from one side to the other, drawing along the arc with your pencil. You'll be left with a perfectly square (and then rounded) arch.
Add as many arches as you want to the wall to achieve a completed outline before moving on to the painting phase.
Paint the feature and add flourishes to complete the design
Once you've established the outline, all that's left to do is the painting. This part's particularly exciting because as you work through the final phase of the design, you'll see your creation begin to come to life.
With any painting task, it's typically a good idea to use a primer. Improovy notes that primer is a crucial addition to the painting process because it helps treat and prepare the surface for the topcoat — the paint color that you want to see when you've finished the project. Primer enhances the adhesion of the surface, giving your paint a longer lifespan. It also helps to brighten up the paint itself, making the whole job far more effective at creating the color dynamics that you are hoping to instill in the space.
Painting the arches is the fun part, and with a color palette in mind, you can build a fun and whimsical wall decoration in a child's bedroom or reading corner. Alternatively, you can add a vibrant and luxurious feature to your own bedroom or even amplify a hallway or another gathering point in the home.
The TikTok trend also showcases circles and other geometric shapes to round out the decoration. The sky's the limit here, so sketching out a few designs and getting creative with shapes, colors, and the spatial relationship between each of the elements can make for a uniquely personalized and exciting wall addition.