Textured painted walls

Forget everything you know about faux finishes of the past. Today’s DIY color-washed walls, including lime-wash paint applications, lend a dreamy, dimensional look to walls. We’ll show you how to paint color-washed walls to perfection.

If you intend to do the process of texturing by yourself, you need all the information that you could get about what types of wall textures are there.

A few years ago I wrote about a distressed glazing technique which has a distressed feel to it, a way we developed to add visual texture to your walls that doesn’t like a stock rag rolling. Here, we take this process one step further. The look is both soft and contemporary, works well in urban environments, and is still livable. It’s unique every time, and in this example we’re emphasizing a linear quality, as if the “concrete” was poured into a wood formwork.

Add richness, depth, and dimension to a room with this lime wash wall paint technique.

Considering a custom decorative textured finish for your space? If so, you’re probably curious what it takes to create a unique and stunning texture from start to finish. In this visual guide, we detail seven steps for moving from initial inspiration to a finished wall and a fabulous new space. Sc

Painting a faux concrete wall is easy and you don't need any special paints to get this effect. I created my faux concrete wall finish in 5 easy steps.

How to limewash walls: a detailed step-by-step tutorial with tips and tricks. Transform your walls with this fun and classic technique!

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Sometimes it seems impossible to tell if a wall is real or wallpaper effect. These 10 murals have realistic texture effects that are hard to believe!

The age-old art of applying faux finishes is the process of creating an imitation of a material with nothing more than paint and applicators