The only alternative I can think of besides taping it off for painting is - get peel & stick wallpapers in black & gray & cut out the blocks from them & stick on the wall? Might be easier. With the peel & stick papers, tho, make sure the base paint on the wall has at least 4 weeks curing time first.
@VictoriaLandis1 @BLuOXide that was my first thought as well. Easy to get nice clean lines, and most 'Contact'-type paper has a cutting grid on the back. Have fun!
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good idea, cutting the block from peel and stick wall paper, 👍