Funny...I don't remember smoking crack...but that must be what originally compelled me to think I could paint my living room walls faux marble in one weekend. Estimated date of completion...oh, let's say 2004 at this rate. Ack!
1. Tape your walls with low-tack tape. Do 1 wall at a time.
2. Mix your paints with the glaze - about 1 part paint to 2 parts glaze. Experiment a bit; you may need a bit more paint or glaze depending on the consistency.
3. Fold your rag so that it is fairly smooth and fits in your hand.
4. Roll on the lighter glaze in small sections, applying quite thickly. Apply the darker glaze randomly over the already painted portion immediately.
5. Rag the wall softly, then push the glaze into lines to create veins. Go back over the areas you pushed to soften the white areas.
6. Veins have different intensities, are different lengths and go in various directions. Straight lines will not look realistic. Stand back a lot and look at the overall effect to make sure you aren?t creating a pattern. Keep it random.
7. Continue over the whole wall, let dry, then remove tape and tape the next wall. Repeat instructions for the rest of the walls.
Hey now!!! If you are a man who doesn't mind taking out the garbage, I think I'm in love! Oh, wait...it was YOU asking ME to change the catbox....hmmmmmmmmm...and then there's that pesky gas problem you seem to have....and.... ; )
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2. Mix your paints with the glaze - about 1 part paint to 2 parts glaze. Experiment a bit; you may need a bit more paint or glaze depending on the consistency.
3. Fold your rag so that it is fairly smooth and fits in your hand.
4. Roll on the lighter glaze in small sections, applying quite thickly. Apply the darker glaze randomly over the already painted portion immediately.
5. Rag the wall softly, then push the glaze into lines to create veins. Go back over the areas you pushed to soften the white areas.
6. Veins have different intensities, are different lengths and go in various directions. Straight lines will not look realistic. Stand back a lot and look at the overall effect to make sure you aren?t creating a pattern. Keep it random.
7. Continue over the whole wall, let dry, then remove tape and tape the next wall. Repeat instructions for the rest of the walls.
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