Measuring and marking the walls to ensure the lines are straight takes a while. We had a good laser leveler that stuck onto the wall that made our job a little easier. What I did was mark each line near the top of the wall, at the middle of the wall, and near the bottom of the wall, using the leveler as a guide. You can make as many marks as you are comfortable with - I chose to keep it simple with only three. I made the stripes 12 inches wide.
It's important to make sure you are consistent and lining up the tape on the outside of the marked spots on both sides of the stripe - that way, you maintain the true measurement, and don't have stripes that are all different widths, unless that is your approach. I also marked the inside of each stripe area with a lightly penciled X so I would not paint the wrong area.
It's important to remove the painter's tape fairly soon after painting - you don't want it to pull the paint away when you remove it. It's also important to remember to wait until the surface you are applying the tape to is completely dry, or it will pull the paint away when you pull the tape off.
Take your time. Don't try to paint something as complicated as stripes if you don't have the time to devote to doing it right.
I love stripes, and I am glad we did this in our exercise room. I do wish I had made the stripes a bit wider, but other than that, I think it turned out pretty damn nice.
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