Decorative Wall Painting Techniques

Do your walls seem dull and uninviting? Do you dream about a cozy room always? Have you ever given a thought about interesting wall painting techniques, such as sponging, ragging, stenciling or stamping? You actually do not need any kind of experience to do it yourself economically and make your room look grand with any of the following quick decorative wall painting techniques.

Even before you could start painting, choose a color scheme for the 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 the base color first and let it dry fully. After that, wet your sponge or rag with the lighter shade and sponge or drag it over the base coat until you are contended. Keep repeating the procedure until the entire wall is done.

If you are chewing over a more define design decorative painting technique such as stenciling or stamping, you might just need to give a wall paper effect usingstamping or stenciling a simple design over your base coat. Also if you want to go more further with your designing and utilize stencils or stamps to create a faux brick or stone wall follow few simple steps. To start with, paint the color of your choice 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. After 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 giving the look to your wall like they are made of plaster or suede makes the room unique from the others. Use the paints that give the suede and textured effects naturally to give the artistic looking finishing touches to your wall.

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