Wall Stenciling – This interior painting idea involves applying color to a wall, floor, or ceiling through cutout areas of a template that create a design. When the cutout template or stencil is removed, the pattern remains. The pattern can be of anything like including animals, stars, geometric patterns, flowers, the alphabet, etc. The process is very easy and it will add texture to the room. Also, a stencil design can be used over and over again anywhere in the home.
Rubber Stamping – A customized print that can result in out of the stamp design. These are fast and easy to work and will give unbelievable results.
Texturing: There are many different ways to texture paints. The obvious advantage of texturing is that it is a wonderful disguise for imperfect wall. But it can bring character to any surface, or a tough finish to a garden room or exterior wall. Here is a list of the most popular faux painting techniques along difficulty levels:
Sponging - is probably the easiest and most versatile faux painting technique. It is easy to create simple textures and random patterns, or produce a look of stone, sandstone, and granite, even marble. The tools are simple. Basically one needs a tray to hold the glaze and a natural sea sponge for making dabs on the wall.
Ragging - is a faux painting technique for creating a textured look by using lint-free rags to add and remove paint from the wall. The finished look is a random pattern that is due to the variation in pressure applied and the shape of the rag.
Rag Rolling - is similar to "ragging". In this technique, roll the rags up like a newspaper and then roll it across the wet paint that has just been applied to the wall. The effect has been described as crushed velvet or watered silk. This can be done with different materials such as cotton, burlap, cheesecloth, gauze, chamois, etc., to get the different results
Bagging - involves placing a bunched-up cloth inside of a plastic bag. It is a handmade tool to make overlapping imprints on the glaze that has been applied to the wall.
Stippling - provides a more subtle effect than rag rolling or sponging, almost suede-like.
The first step is to apply a base coat of paint to a smooth surface with a decorating brush. After the base coat dries, stippling brush can be used to apply a second top coat. But before that coat dries, make stabs at it to remove dots of paint which lend to the richness of the finish.
Dragging - is used to imitate the look of natural wood grain. First step is to apply a base coat of paint on the wall. Then using a dragging brush, start at the top of the wall and drag the brush in a straight line downwards. This technique can also be used on doors or furniture.
Combing - Entails raking through a coat of paint with combs of various sizes. A squeegee with teeth cut into it may also be used. Combing can be in any pattern that is liked, including floor to ceiling, squiggly lines, or checkered. The key is not to stop a line once you start it.
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