Top 10 Ways to Texture Walls
By Editorial Staff
Contributed by Lisa Pratto, Catalogs.com Top 10 Guru
Adding texture to a wall is a unique way to create some visual interest in an otherwise plain space.
Depending on your personal taste, plain paint does not always do the trick and you need other ways to texture walls. Here are my suggestions for the top ten ways to add texture and interest to your rooms:
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10. Sponge painting
This is a popular faux finish painting technique is one of the many ways to texture walls and involves using a natural sea sponge to dab paint onto a wall. Usually a solid wall color, or base color, is used and one or two additional colors are dabbed on with the sponge, sponge brushes and other texturing tools.
9. Plastic Bags
For a slightly more subtle look that is similar to sponging, many people use plastic grocery bags to apply the paint. By just loosely bunching the bags in their hand, the paint can be applied and a light texture can be created.
8. Tissue Paper
For a little more physical texture, try applying commercial tissue paper over wet paint. The thin tissue paper soaks up the paint almost instantly and leaves an attractive wrinkled look. This may be one of the little-known ways to texture walls, but it is gaining momentum.
7. Stenciling
Believe it or not, people have been stenciling for over 32,000 years. One of the more popular stenciling techniques trending in design now is the stenciling words and phrases to add a bit of texture and visual interest.
6. Wallpaper
From grassy textural wallpapers to raised wallpaper panels, adding texture is a breeze. Don’t worry about installation; it is not nearly as hard as everyone thinks to hang wallpaper. Plus, thicker, textural ones are much more forgiving on the novice, which is great when you are looking for easy ways to texture walls.
5. Suede
Ralph Lauren and other designers have jumped on the trendy paint train and now offer paint that, through application and additives, is designed to replicate the look of suede on your walls. In fact, when done correctly, you have to touch the walls to determine the truth.
4. Leather
Similar to the suede paint, there is a paint product available to create the look of leather at a fraction of the cost of the real thing. A few coats of paint, some elbow grease and a weekend of your time can result in a fabulous textural finish on your walls.
3. Venetian Plaster
Definitely the most difficult and permanent of the ways to texture walls on this list, Venetian plaster is a time-consuming process involving applying thin layer of colored plaster and then buffing it smooth. If you have the patience, Venetian plaster is truly beautiful.
2. Faux brick
Urban decay. NYC loft. Graffiti. These are all actually design trends and faux brick walls fit right in. Not your old, dated version from the seventies, modern faux brick walls look incredibly realistic.
1. Stone – faux or real
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The Lighter Side
A thin veneer of faux stone or easy-to-install stone tiles can be added to almost any wall to completely change the appearance in an afternoon. Stone works well with many design styles, from country to modern, and is one of the most expensive – but elegant – ways to texture walls.
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