How To: Transform a Wall with Paint  Lindsay's February
Jumpstart Project 2009  Title: Spare Bedroom Transformation
Name: Lindsay Time: 8 hours Cost: $73  Lindsay offers some
helpful tips — and some pitfalls to avoid — in her humorous
account of her spare bedroom transformation. Click above for the
pics and head below for all the instructions. Give Lindsay a
THUMBS UP if you find this project helpful....   Painter's tape
1: Take before picture  2: Trace interlocking squares all over
your wall. I used a 11x14 piece of heavy card stock. I taped
lines on the card stock to indicate where the squares would
overlap. This step actually doesn't take that long. Like an
hour, tops. What was most frustrating was finding pencils.  3:
This is the worst step. I'm not going to lie to you. Taping was
the most tedious job. Budget a few hours for this. You have to
tape each square individually. You have to make sure the corners
of your squares are sharp (not jagged) otherwise it will look
like crap when you take the tape off.