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August 20, 2015 By Jenna 27 Comments

Cane Inspired Accent Wall for $25

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DIY Cane Inspired Accent Wall done for around $25. Gorgeous kelly green wall treatment in this bathroom.

This post is sponsored by FrogTape, however all opinions are 100% mine. This post contains affiliate links. 

Sometimes I try to make things more complicated than they really are.

Not on purpose of course.

I just don’t think sometimes. Its like my mind sometimes turns off its “common sense” mode.

That’s also when I end up saying things I shouldn’t to people. 

Whoops. 

That common sense mode of my brain shut down when I started to do this accent wall.

You see I love caned pieces. Caned chairs, caned tables, caned light fixtures. I’m crazy over the pattern.

And I have a pillow with a caned pattern on it.

And I was determined to get that pattern on my wall. I knew I could. It was just straight lines strategically placed.

But I was overthinking it.

And it took Grunt Labor coming up to me, turning the pillow diagonally and saying, “Its just squares, Jenna,” for me to figure it out.

He was right.

But I didn’t say that because I’m not too keen on how saying he’s right tastes.

Like vinegar, I tell ya.

And once this revelation was made, I figured out how to make my own cane inspired accent wall.

DIY Cane Inspired Accent Wall

DIY Cane Inspired Accent Wall done for around $25. Gorgeous kelly green wall treatment in this bathroom.

It might look complex, but it really wasn’t.

After I used common sense and all.

Here’s what you’ll need:

  • FrogTape® Multi-Surface in 0.94″ width
  • FrogTape® Multi-Surface in 1.88″ width
  • Paint Colors of Your Choice (My wall was white to begin with, which is what I wanted, so I just needed a quart of green paint.)
  • Paint Roller and Brush
  • Ruler
  • Pencil
  • 12 x 12 Piece of Cardboard or Cardstock

Step 1:

My wall was already painted white which was what I wanted to use for one of my colors. However, if you want to use a different color than what your wall is already painted, you will need to paint the entire wall first. Keep in mind this will be the color that will be the pattern (lines) on your wall in the end.

Step 2: 

Find the center of your wall at the very top and mark it. Place one corner of your 12 x 12 piece of cardboard or cardstock (I used cardstock) on the mark. Trace the piece of cardstock on all four edges. Next, move the cardstock to either side of the diamond you just traced, match up the edges and trace again. Continue doing this until you have worked your way all the way across and down the wall.

How to make a cane inspired accent wall.

Step 3:

Using the smaller width FrogTape, run the tape all along the inside edges of each square you traced. Your wall should look like this when you are finished:

How to make a cane inspired accent wall with paint and FrogTape.

Step 4:

At this point, I was going to do two horizontal lines across the top and bottom of each square, just like a caned pattern. However, as I started to run the tape across the wall, I realized that I had some very uneven and shoddy drywall work at the top of the wall and it was throwing off the pattern. So, I opted to forgo those lines.

I still wanted a little extra pop though, so I “framed” in the pattern along the edges. Do this by coming 2 1/2″ in from the wall edges on all sides.

How to make a cane inspired accent wall.

Run tick marks along the edges at the correct measurement and then run more of the smaller width FrogTape along the tick marks. This is what it should look like when you are finished:

How to make a cane inspired accent wall with paint and FrogTape.

Step 5:

Use the larger width FrogTape along the edges of any walls that butt up to your accent wall, ceiling, and any other fixtures.

How to make a cane inspired accent wall with paint and FrogTape.

Step 6:

To ensure crisp, clean paint lines, run your fingernail or a credit card along the edges of all the tape that you have applied to the wall.

Step 7:

Roll and brush on a paint color of your choice. It took about three coats of this bold green hue for me.

Step 8: 

Remove the FrogTape as soon as you have applied the final coat of paint while it is still wet.

DIY Cane Inspired Accent Wall done for around $25. Gorgeous kelly green wall treatment in this bathroom.

And commence the swooning.

DIY Cane Inspired Accent Wall done for around $25. Gorgeous kelly green wall treatment in this bathroom.

If you only need a quart of paint, you’ll end up having about $25 or less in the wall. Not too shabby, eh?


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I did end up painting the pink ceiling in the bathroom white. It was just clashing way too much with the green.

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  1. Lindsay Eidahl says

    August 20, 2015 at 1:13 pm

    Looks great! Love the color!

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    • Jenna @ Rain on a Tin Roof says

      August 24, 2015 at 7:53 am

      Thanks, Lindsay!

      Reply
  2. Nancy K. says

    August 20, 2015 at 1:28 pm

    Swooning!

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    • Jenna @ Rain on a Tin Roof says

      August 24, 2015 at 7:54 am

      Oh my, Nancy – over my wall?! Thank you!

      Reply
  3. Lori says

    August 20, 2015 at 2:15 pm

    Love the color and design! Can you share the name/brand of the paint color you chose?

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    • Jenna @ Rain on a Tin Roof says

      August 24, 2015 at 7:50 am

      Thanks, Lori! Absolutely! The paint is Paradise of Greenery by Behr.

      Reply
  4. Brigitte says

    August 20, 2015 at 2:17 pm

    Genius! It’s lovely!

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    • Jenna @ Rain on a Tin Roof says

      August 24, 2015 at 7:49 am

      Thanks, Brigitte! I don’t know about genius – remember I didn’t even use common sense on this one in the beginning! hahaha!

      Reply
  5. Delia Gibbs says

    August 20, 2015 at 7:01 pm

    Hi Jenna. I love this accent wall. You are so brave with the designs you tackle. What is the name of this green paint, please? It is just so clean and fresh.

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    • Jenna @ Rain on a Tin Roof says

      August 24, 2015 at 7:55 am

      Thanks, Delia! The paint is Paradise of Greenery by Behr.

      Reply
      • Delia says

        August 25, 2015 at 12:28 pm

        Ok, thanks.

        Reply
  6. Patty says

    August 20, 2015 at 8:45 pm

    Simply Gorgeous!!

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    • Jenna @ Rain on a Tin Roof says

      August 24, 2015 at 7:55 am

      Thanks so much, Patty!

      Reply
  7. [email protected] Stroll Thru Life says

    August 20, 2015 at 9:12 pm

    This is totally amazing. Now give me an idea of a fabulous accent wall for my master bathroom that I want to tackle sometime this fall. This looks fabulous. I love that you aren’t afraid of color either.

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    • Jenna @ Rain on a Tin Roof says

      August 24, 2015 at 7:57 am

      Thanks, Marty! Marty – I love that wallpaper in your closet (I think its wallpaper in your closet) – the spotted one. I think that would make a fab accent wall!

      Reply
  8. Zoe says

    August 21, 2015 at 3:53 pm

    Wow, your bathroom turned out great! Awesome job.

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    • Jenna @ Rain on a Tin Roof says

      August 24, 2015 at 7:59 am

      Thank you, Zoe!

      Reply
  9. Naomi @ Plaster & Disaster says

    August 29, 2015 at 8:54 pm

    This is so sharp and cool Jenna! Love the look and the bold green. And thanks for doing the full tutorial with all the tips!

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    • Jenna @ Rain on a Tin Roof says

      August 31, 2015 at 6:16 am

      Thanks, Naomi! I am crazy about anything green!

      Reply
  10. Nicole Winsley says

    May 21, 2016 at 10:23 pm

    Did you do behind the vanity sink? Was it hard to get behind it?

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    • Jenna @ Rain on a Tin Roof says

      May 23, 2016 at 8:50 am

      No, I didn’t, Nicole. I went just a little bit below the top of it but not all the way down.

      Reply
  11. Marissa | Squirrels of a Feather says

    July 4, 2018 at 11:07 am

    So many great Frog Tape projects! I think I need to try a Frog Tape wall project myself 🙂

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    • Jenna says

      July 6, 2018 at 8:07 am

      They’re one of my favorite things to do!

      Reply
  12. creativejewishmom/sara says

    July 5, 2018 at 1:53 pm

    Wow, swoon indeed! Really great job and always enjoy your amazing creativity, I don’t always have time to leave comments but please know that I appreciate your joining Craft Schooling Sunday and being such an important part of the get together!

    Reply
  13. Holly Browning says

    July 9, 2018 at 7:50 pm

    That green is my favorite! Good idea on framing out the wall – it adds so much!

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