Tired of that white, dull wall and want to give a new look to your home ?! Whether in the bedroom, living room or bathroom, it is possible to use various techniques to texture the walls, which even you can apply, of course, if you have patience and skill. If you don’t want to, here you will find specialized painters for the task. The textures will leave even the simplest walls with a touch of sophistication, giving an air of wallpaper, with a much more accessible and easy to maintain technique. In this post we will see more about it and you can learn how to make a beautiful Crosses Granny Square Crochet Blanket.
The light colored walls can gain some kind of texture to be more interesting without the look of the environment becoming heavy, thus making the decoration more beautiful. But if your idea is to stand out and leave the sameness, bet on more marked textures and bolder colors! Modern environments, such as a room for young teens, may require a more complex texture.
Check out some types of texturing. As with all conventional painting, the first step is to clean the entire area, sand to remove any relief that may ruin the work you are about to do, choose a color of paint as that will serve as a basis for the texture, it can even be white, apply 2 to 3 coats.
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Texture Reagging: after applying the texture paint to the place where you are going to use, tap it lightly with a damp cloth, with the paint still fresh in place. Rubber Technique: in construction stores you can find texture rollers and stamps, apply the paint and pass the roll with it still fresh in several directions.
Frotagge technique: this technique is very simple, just apply the paint and with a plastic, press the entire length of the wall, that’s it. Jeans Technique: paint the wall, with these soft bristle brushes, they are perfect for this, rub in the horizontal direction and then do the same process in the vertical direction, the the wall will look like the fabric of the jeans. Using the same brush, you can make scratches in an “x” shape.
If you intend to change some walls in your house, know that these are just some texturing techniques to innovate your environments, a professional may present several others that may be even more interesting. No matter what type of decoration you have, just choose the one that best matches the style of your home. Also don’t forget to choose your own paint for texturing and good redecoration.
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