# @homewithhelenandco on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DLMYdm6I64F
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/54493731-homewithhelenandco-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/5c5b74e3b4.jpg
- **Posted:** 2025-06-22T06:48:55.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Helen Ford (@homewithhelenandco) — https://gondola.cc/homewithhelenandco

## Caption

There’s been a lot of requests to see how I painted my checked flower wall 💕🌸💜 so here’s how I did it:-
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Paint the base coat with the lighter shade, then mark out squares or rectangles with a spirit level and a pencil (mine measure 14 x 23cm). Use ‘Frog Tape for Delicate Surfaces’ (so it doesn’t pull any base coat paint off) and tape out the checks like I did in the video. Use the darker shade to paint each alternate check (two coats) and pull off the tape whilst the second coat is still slightly wet. I painted a mix of solid flowers and outline flowers sporadically over the checks and then painted on the flower centres. It takes a bit of patience, but it’s pretty simple and effective. 
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Let me know if you give it a go 💗
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