How to Create Wall Texture With Paints

Texturizing is a useful collection of techniques for the home decorator. They add interest to dull walls and they can disguise defects. There are several ways to add texture to walls with paint. You can use a commercial textured paint, you can make your own by adding sand to latex paint, or you can create the effect of texture visually by applying a faux finish technique such as graining or dragging. One such treatment is "rubbing on." Use it to produce a polished dark leather finish that looks good in dens and dining rooms.

Tawny brown semigloss latex paint
Mid-brown semigloss latex paint
Dark red semigloss latex paint
Acrylic glaze
Paintbrush or roller
Large synthetic sponges

Instructions

- 1
  Prepare the room and walls by removing furniture, protecting the floor and repairing any holes or cracks.
- 2
  Apply one or two coats of the tawny brown latex with a brush or roller. This should be the lightest of the three colors and provides the base for the paint effect. Ensure that the coverage is completely opaque.
- 3
  Mix the other two colors with acrylic glaze, following the manufacturer's directions. Dip a sponge into the mid-brown paint glaze and begin to rub it onto the wall as though polishing it. Let the coverage be a little uneven so some of the base color shows through. Do just a few yards at a time.
- 4
  Apply the dark red glaze before the previous color dries. Rub it into the brown, leaving areas where the base and brown show through. Take care with corners; you may have to use a smaller sponge.
- 5
  Stand back periodically to check the coverage. It should be uneven but consistent with the base coat glowing through in places.

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