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I ragged the walls with smears of Chalk Paint® in Country Grey and Paris Grey. Spritzed with a water bottle and then ragged the mixture across the wall doing two foot sections at a time.  You hardly use any paint doing this technique and it gives such an atmosphere~and it's fun! Image Zen, Paint For Kitchen Walls, Faux Walls, Wall Painting Techniques, Paris Grey, Grey Paint, Faux Painting, Texture Paint, Wall Finishes

Round two on the floors at the new Reading store had Colin taking over completely after about 5 hours of squatting and shifting across the floor. I couldn't take it anymore! My knees and butt were worn out and any muscles found in the gluteus maximus were being rediscovered with a vengeance and they begged me to be kind and knock it off!! So at about 4 in the afternoon I switched to ragging the walls. At least I could stand and climb a ladder and when I got down low I could plop onto the…

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With wadded paper towels, the wet wall paint is ragged to create a mottled pattern Painting Techniques For Walls, Faux Concrete Wall, Faux Painting Techniques, Wall Paint Patterns, Faux Walls, Wall Painting Techniques, Distressed Walls, Diy Wall Painting, Country Style Decor

Of all the paint treatments that can be used, rag painting techniques are one of the most subtle and elegant and is the most useful in creating a number of different decorating looks for walls. Ragging creates a broken color technique, using thinned down paint or glaze and brushing it over a base coat, then using paper towels, rags or plastic trash bags while the paint is still damp, you rag some of it off to create a mottled or textured effect on the walls.

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Faux Leather Wall Treatment for the stairwell. In January of this year I began to work on finishing the stairwell. It has been built for 3 years now, and after Christmas this year I decided it was time. A look at the stairwell's before A look from the top of the stairs in my studio. Final coat of drywall mud, then some sanding, and priming. Next, I went into where my stash of brown grocery bags saved for just this project. Kirk and I had a bag ripping and crumpling party. We tore assorted…

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