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Decorative Wall Painting Techniques
Faux Wall Painting Methods
that Can Add Unique Character to a Room
By Mark J. Donovan
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Simply rolling on a fresh coat of wall paint is not your only option for
jazzing up a room when it comes to painting. There are many decorative wall
painting techniques that you can employ that can add both texture and character
to a room or home. In addition, a number of decorative wall painting techniques
allow you to be creative and add your own unique personal touches to a room when
painting it. Decorative wall painting is also perfect for hiding imperfections
in old unsmooth wall surfaces.
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Some of the most common types of decorative wall painting techniques include
stenciling, stamping, sponging, ragging, stippling, paper crinkling and
pouncing. As the names suggest the tools required for applying these types of
wall painting methods are very basic, e.g. a stencil, paper, brush, sponge,
stamp or rag.
One of the great advantages of decorative wall painting is that it is rather
free form, and consequently little skill or experience is required. Many
decorative wall painting techniques are also quite forgiving so you can go back
and easily fix or touch up your work.
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Decorative wall painting is usually done after applying a fresh coat of base
paint to a room. If the room has never been previously painted a primer should
first be applied to the walls. Once the base coat of paint has had time to fully
dry, you can then begin to do some decorative wall painting.
Prior to applying a decorative wall paint make sure to tape off around window
and door trim and any other surfaces you do not want to inadvertently paint.
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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.
To sponge or rag a wall all you need to do is dip your sponge or rag into your
paint of choice and then lightly blot your sponge or rag over the painted wall
surface. You can also swirl the sponge or rag to obtain a different look or
texture. If after the decorative wall paint has dried you are unhappy with the
results you can simply paint over it with your base paint color and start again
with another faux painting method.
With stamping and stenciling decorative wall painting, typically a pattern is
applied as a border near the top, mid section, and/or along the edges of the
wall or a doorway opening.
Crinkle paper decorative wall painting simply requires some scrunched up tissue
paper or old newspaper. After painting a section of wall surface, immediately go
back over it while the paint is still wet, and with the crinkled paper lightly
blot the wall surface. As with any type of free-hand decorative wall painting
technique its best to work in one corner of a wall and work your way outwards.
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