Stripes are Trending!

Pin striping with white paint

Pin striping with white paint

Stripes of 4 different colors alternate for a hip look!

Stripes of 4 different colors alternate for a hip look!

Cool and feminine look is striking!

Cool and feminine look is striking!

Classic look for a child's room

Classic look for a child’s room

Wide taupe and white stripes
Varying widths of stripes in the same color "family"

Varying widths of stripes in the same color “family”

The style pendulum always swings back to previous looks, and this year horizontal and vertical stripes of all widths are back in style! I put up blue and white stripes in my small front hallway 25 years ago, so I remember the look being popular back then (or was I just being on the cutting edge of style, ha ha?). Here are some looks I’ve come across recently — most all can be done inexpensively with paint and painter’s tape aligned perfectly straight to create the striping.
horizontal black and white stripes look dramatic!

horizontal black and white stripes look dramatic!