How to Create a Rustic Faux Finish

This will give your walls an aged patina depending on the color you choose for the base. You can use any colors; but warm colors will be better.

Instructions

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Things You’ll Need:

• Brush Paint (base coat and 2 other top coat colors) Rags Drop cloth

1. 1. Choose your base coat color. The sheen is better if you use a semi-gloss or gloss since it make it easier to remove and manipulate the faux finish.
2. 2. Brush some medium loaded strokes of paint on the wall leaving a lot of the base coat showing.
3. 3. Apply the second color the same way. Work quickly before the paint dries.
4. 4. Press the lint-free rag into the paint. Turn and twist and blend the blogs together. Leave some of the base color un-touched.
5. 5. Rub off more before the paint dries to give a hint of the 2 colors you just blended together.
6. 6. Clean brushes and equipment.

Tips & Warnings

• If you don’t like the final results you can paint over it and start again. Purchase only quarts for the two (2) top coats. That should be enough to do an average sized room.