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Decorative Wall Painting Techniques
By
Nail Roche
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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.
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
About the Author: By Nail Roche. This article was provided courtesy
http://www.interior-painting-ideas.com where
you can find tons of information on faux painting and interior painting ideas and techniques.
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