Ideas for Parchment Faux Finishes Over Dark Red Paint

Colors

• When you are doing parchment faux finishes over dark red paint, you need to consider what you would like the first contrasting color to be. Since the walls are already a dark red, you can choose the first contrasting color to be even darker, like a black or even dark blue, or go lighter with white or tan. Once you have the first contrasting color chosen, you need to decide in what direction you would like to go with the second color. If you have decided to go the darker shade route (black or dark blue), you could go with a color that is in between the two extremes, such as burgundy or a reddish-brown. If you decided to go lighter, then your second contrasting color could be lighter still, like a reddish-tan or lighter blue.

Randomness

• Randomness is everything when creating parchment faux finishes. Just as the parchment has a random, mottled appearance, the walls need to be random as well. By not creating a pattern, you can emulate the almost three-dimensional affect with paint on your walls.

Glaze

• Mixing glaze with paint helps to give your walls texture when doing parchment faux finishes. The glaze helps to change the consistency of the paint.