Changing the texture of the walls is a great way to personalize your home decor. Texturing previously could only be done by a professional house painter, now there are several tools sold in hardware stores that make it possible to change the texture of the house yourself in any home. You can also use objects such as brooms, combs and sponges to add finishing touches to the walls. This article will teach you how to create selected textures on your walls.
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Method 1 of 4: Creating Textures Using Compound
Step 1. Place plastic or used cloth on the floor around the room as a base
Place an old cloth on the window, securing it with safety pins. Cover another place so it doesn't get dirty. Texturing is a messy process, so make sure you cover all the necessary surfaces to keep them from getting dirty.
Step 2. Apply 0.3 cm layer of drywall joint compound over your wall surface
Drywall joint compound is a material commonly used by contractors. Used to produce a smooth surface on the wall. Also great as a canvas for creating wall textures. You will create the texture as soon as you cover the walls with drywall joint compound, if you are working alone, finish one wall before working on the other.
Be aware that some of the compound will fall off in the process of creating the texture. Use more compound than you think
Step 3. Select the list of tools to create the texture below
How to create a texture will depend on the tool you will be using.
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Use a broom to create a grass cloth-like texture on the wall. Grass cloth is a cloth woven from plant fibers. Shaped like linen and commonly used as wallpaper. By using the broom vertically down, and starting again at the top, you will create a fabric-like texture on your walls.
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Drag the comb or paintbrush vertically down to create a bold texture and evenly spaced vertical lines. You can also brush the lines in an "S" shape with a paint brush, to create a curved line texture.
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Use a thick bristle brush to form circles. Place the brush in the same position, then move it in a circular motion. This method will produce a circle shape. Remove the compound from the brush before the next round.
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To create vertical beaded lines on your wall, use a window cleaner and cut the grooves on the blades a few inches from each other, depending on how tight or sparse you want them to be. Start at the top and move the window cleaner down. Use a straight motion and steady hand to produce a long straight vertical line, or move it back and forth to produce a curved, curved line.
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To create a woven pattern, use the window cleaner pointing vertically, then horizontally creating a checkerboard that looks like a woven cloth.
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To produce a longer curved texture, use a process called skip troweling. Use a trowel or small trowel and gently brush over the wet compound at 8 to 15 cm intervals. Allow the compound to dry and gently sand the next day to remove any bumps.
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Step 4. Use the new surface finish to produce an even but textured coating
In addition to a brush, comb, glass cleaner, small trowel, you can use the tools below to create texture layers:
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Sponge: Press the porous part of the sponge onto the compound you just applied to the wall, and let the sponge's pores create a stunning texture.
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Scrap fabric: Press scrap fabric against the compound for a variety of texture effects.
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Tissue paper: Place tissue paper on the compound and press with a clean, dry rotating brush.
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Step 5. Allow the compound to dry before painting
Drywall joint compound takes several hours to dry. Once dry, paint with a rotating brush once or twice (1 or 2 coats).
Method 2 of 4: Creating Textures Using Wallpaper
Step 1. Purchase a textured wallpaper
Textured wallpaper is sold in rolls or sheets that can be linked together or pasted to your wall. Search the internet for "textured wallpaper" for shops selling textured wallpapers.
Step 2. Use a textured wallpaper on your walls
Textured wallpaper has different shapes, and each shape has its own way. To use a roll of wallpaper, this is probably the most common form, measure your wall, measure the wallpaper to cover the wall, cut the wallpaper and stick it to the wall with strong glue.
Method 3 of 4: Creating Textures Using Textured Paints
Step 1. Pour gritty or popcorn textured paint into the paint tray
(Most well-known paint brands provide paints with these textures). Paint directly onto the wall using a rotating brush. Paint one to two coats and let dry. This is probably the quickest way to texture your walls.
Step 2. Pour Venetian paint on a large iron spatula
Venetian paint is a two-tone paint from well-known paint brands that produces walls that look like marble and stone. Work a 1 by 1 meter area and apply a small amount of overlapping paint, in random directions until you have a thin coat on most of the wall surface. Leave some areas of the original wall visible. Allow to dry for 1 to 4 hours until the color is lighter and less glossy.
Apply a small amount of Venetian paint to the spatula and apply the surface of the wall at a 90 degree angle to produce an even surface color. Let dry and repeat until you get the texture you want. Use fine sandpaper, sand the surface in a circular pattern
Method 4 of 4: Creating Textures with the Special Paint Tool
Step 1. Use a double rotating brush to create a texture using 2 paint colors
Pour 2 colors of paint in your paint tray. The brush curves to the right and to the left to mix the paint thoroughly on the wall. This method largely replaces the use of sponges to produce different colors; and this is an efficient method.
Step 2. Create a wood-like texture using latex paint and the wood texture maker tool
Paint the walls in a neutral color using latex paint. Insert the wood texturer tool into the paint tray, and swipe vertically from the top to the bottom of your wall, using both sides of the tool to create an uneven wood plank appearance.
