Decorative Wall Painting Tips
 Do
your walls seem dull and uninviting? Do you long for a cozy, welcoming room?
Consider decorative wall painting techniques, such as sponging, ragging,
stenciling or stamping. Even if you have no experience, you can brighten even
the dullest room quickly and cheaply with one of these easy decorative wall
painting techniques.
Before painting your room, pick out a color scheme for your walls. When you
chose your paint, remember that many painting techniques use two shades of one
color. If you are using one of the techniques that does use two shades of color,
you can pick a darker color than you normally would chose for your base color,
since the lighter top color will make the final result much lighter.
To sponge or rag a wall, paint on your base color and let it dry thoroughly.
Then, dip your sponge or rag into the lighter paint color and sponge or drag the
lighter color over the base coat until you are satisfied with the effect. If you
are unhappy with your final result, you can repaint any areas that you don’t
like with the base coat. Once the repainted area is dry, repeat the faux
painting technique.
If you are considering using a decorative painting technique such as
stenciling or stamping, you may just want to create a wallpaper effect by
stamping or stenciling a simple design over your base coat. However, you may
want to go a step further with your project and use stencils or stamps to create
a faux brick or stone wall. You don’t need to be an artist to create one of
these faux finishes. Just follow these simple steps. First, paint the walls with
the color you chose for the mortar between the bricks or stones. Once the base
coat is dry, stamp or stencil your bricks or stones over the base coat. Once the
brick or stonework is dry, spatter a bit of the darker color over your faux art
to give it depth and make it appear more realistic.
Creating faux effects such as making your walls look like they are made of
plaster or suede can also really make your room stand out. You can easily learn
how to create these seemingly difficult finishes at your local paint store.
Paint bases that automatically give a suede or textured effect to the walls are
a shortcut that even artists use to create fun finishes.
Finally, no matter which decorative wall painting technique you choose,
remember that it is just a few layers of paint. You can always redo the finish
on your walls as you learn more about the art of decorative painting.
This article was provided courtesy
PaintSplashes.com where you can find tons of information on
faux painting and
interior painting ideas
and techniques.
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