With right textured wall ideas, and the right color combination, you can create stunning looking walls, that people just don't enjoy looking at, but also feel like touching. When it comes to trying any texture for walls, there are many techniques, and there are some new techniques that you can invent. You can use sponge, a piece of cloth, or brush to create different effects on the wall. Or stick to traditional paint rollers, to get the textured surface effect. There are even more new ways to get interesting and defined texture on the walls, like the printable and textured wall coverings. Though, there are many techniques of interior painting for getting texture on walls, one needs to make a wise selection of the paint colors while applying any texture, so that the home decor looks well-balanced. So, before you start any painting, a little bit of planning can help you avoid many wall paint disasters.
How to Apply Texture on Walls?
Follow these steps when creating textured walls.
- Decide the kind of texture you want to go for your walls.
- Make a list of things you will require for the job.
- Cover your woodwork, ceiling, wall trims, electrical sockets, wit plastic, before you start cleaning the old wall.
- Scrape off old wallpaper, or cover it with a primer, get rid of any uneven patches or surfaces on the old wall. For removing any residue from walls, spray water on the area, and remove the texture paint with a drywall knife.
- On small patch of the wall, apply the texture you have decided.
- Stand at a distance, and check the sample, continue if you like it; or make small amends like changing the angle of roller or sponges, or paint color to get better textured effect.
- Let the walls dry, and clean the work surface well.
Here are the various textured wall techniques, out of which you can choose the one that suits your wall. You can select any one technique, or mix and match two techniques on one wall to make your walls look even more unique.
Glazes: Using glazes you can enhance the beauty of any color you have used. This technique works better if you have a partner to help you with painting. On a base paint coated walls, one person using rollers applies glaze on the wall, while other person follows up with ragging or combing method.
Sponging: This is a very interesting drywall texture technique. Take a large sponge, and cut out uneven pointed shapes. Then dip the sponge in paint, and using an up and down dabbing motion create textures on the wall.
Ragging: Similar to sponging technique, you can use dipped in paint rags and create interesting techniques. You can try out with different textures and materials of the rag too.
Washing: Color washing technique gives very nice shaded look to the walls. Stick to the same color shade while using this technique. First apply glaze on the wall using a roller, and then lightly with a brush make soft bristle strokes, to blend the various shade colors together.
Combing: To use this interesting technique of texturing walls and ceilings, dip a comb in paint, and then draw on the walls by holding the comb teeth on the walls, then move the comb in a wavy pattern to create interesting spiral effect. You can also move the comb in a straight line, to give straight lines effect. You can also try giving a crisscross pattern, by overlapping vertical lines over diagonal comb lines.
More Ideas
Listed above, were the various techniques of creating textures on walls. If you are a complete DIYer, but new to texture painting, then try out the various texture techniques on old newspaper sheet or white paper sheets to find out the one you are most comfortable with. Here are few ideas of textures walls, out of which you can select.
- In a blue bedroom theme, with white walls and light colored flooring you can try out color washing technique on the wall.
- Add glass powder to red paint, and then dip roller in this mixed paint and apply it on the walls, to create a shiny wall effect. Paint one wall with this paint, and the rest of the walls off white.
- To add wall decorations in a bar room, try out this idea. Behind the bar wall, paint an off white color, using a medium dark shade yellow, draw spiral horizontal lines using combing technique.
- Paint a bedroom with white paint. Then use sponging technique and dab of the wall area near the floor with multiple colored sponge textured effect.
- Use rollers to create uneven wall textured surface using beige paint. Paint the rest of the walls dark brown. Near the textured wall, place a big lamp facing ceiling corner of the wall, to create a stunning diagonal lit effect.
