String Wall Designs for Your Home

Glue String to Walls for a Unique Look

Have a blast, and get a new look for any room of your home, by creating your own wall designs from string! It's a really unique way to make walls look crackled, create flowers and other scenes for the wall, or even make dimensional stripes.

Start with a freshly painted wall and then begin adding the string. The easiest way to do so is to place a lot of the string into a pan of white glue, then pull the string out and attach it to the wall. You can easily move the string around on the wall, up until the time it dries, so that you can create the perfect design for your home.

Of course, you don't want a dripping, gluey mess on your wall, so as you remove the string from the pan of glue, wipe it off somewhat with paper toweling or a clean cloth. Stick the string to the wall in a random fashion, then rearrange the string, if you want, to create a specific look. Wipe away any dripping glue you might see.

After the effect is finished, and the glue is dry, it's time to add an additional coat of paint on the wall. After doing so, the string doesn't stand out quite so much, but the dimension it adds to the wall is unique and elegant.

Although a random design might be more to your liking, and is definitely the easiest to achieve, you can also make designs of flowers, zig-zags, spirals, butterflies, mountains, and much more. Of course, all of these are somewhat time-consuming, but the finished result is beautiful.

It's not actually necessary to paint over the string, once it's been attached to the walls, but the additional coat of paint will cover traces of glue, and allow the string to blend in. You may, though, prefer the look of the plain string on the painted wall.

The type of string you use is important. Heavy twine-types aren't appropriate, but lightweight thread won't get noticed. Choose a type of thread that won't unravel easily, as well as a substantial thread that can be seen. Embroidery thread is one good choice.

After you've glued the string to the wall, and the glue is still wet, you might notice bits of string that are detaching from the wall, while drying. It may be necessary to pat the string back on the wall, even adding a touch more glue to hold it in place.