Before I bought my new house, I was dreaming of how I would decorate. There is this wide beautiful archway, and I knew I wanted to do something with a rainbow. The ideas kept morphing into other ideas, and then this idea hit. It was pretty clear it was the one. (As in, the one you are going to marry, the rainbow you are going to paint.)
The ancient Hebrew texts describe the rainbow as a sign of the Lord’s faithfulness and promises. I love that! Besides rainbows being beautiful in and of themselves, I want to walk under a reminder of the Lord’s faithfulness every day.
Here’s how to do it
1) Paint the arch white.
2) Figure out how wide each rainbow strip is going to be.
3) Mark the lines of each strip in several places along the archway.
4) Following your markings, use 1/4” painters tape to delineate the strips.
5) Paint the wall white again over the tape. This seals the cracks and gives a really clean edge when you peel off the tape. This step feels a bit extra, but seriously, do it. It makes a big difference and you’ll be glad you did it.
6) Spend a long time picking out the perfect colors.
7) Paint the rainbow. (Somewhat difficult to decide if you want the red on the right or the left….)
8) Carefully peel up the tape.
9) Enjoy rainbow.
This superior painting method for obtaining crisp lines was taught to me by my friend Nate. Thank you, Nate!