Do your walls seem dull and uninviting? Are a person who always desires about a posh living room? Have you ever given a thought about unique wall painting techniques, like sponging, ragging, stenciling or stamping? You actually do not need any kind of experience to do it yourself economically and make your room look grand with any of the following quick decorative wall painting methods.
Even before you could start painting, choose a color scheme for the walls. Have in mind, most of the painting methods use two shades of the same color for their designs. If you are using one of the techniques that does use two shades of color, you can pick a darker color than you normally would chose for your base color, since the lighter top color will make the final result much lighter.
To sponge or rag a wall, paint on your base color and let it dry thoroughly. After that, wet your sponge or rag with the lighter shade and sponge or drag it over the base coat until you are contended. Repeat the same thing for the entire wall.
If you are thinking about using a more advanced decorative painting technique such as stenciling or stamping, you may just want to create a wallpaper effect bystamping or stenciling a simple design over your base coat. However, you may want to go a step further with your project and use stencils or stamps to create a faux brick or stone wall do the following. To start with, paint the color of your choice for the mortar between the bricks or stones. Once the base coat is dry, stamp or stencil your bricks or stones over the base coat. When the brick or stonework is dry, spatter a bit of the darker color over your faux art as it makes it look more realistic by giving it the dept factor.Creating faux effects like making your walls look like it's made off plaster or suede can also really make your room stand out. Some paint bases give the look of suede or textured effect naturally, which a method even artists use these days.
