How to Paint Walls With a Tuscan Faux Finish
Tuscan faux finish painting gives a soft, three-dimensional look to any wall. It is especially stylish for bedrooms or baths, but also works well in other rooms. Tuscan faux finish painting gives style and beauty to your home. Painting a Tuscan faux finish will give you enjoyment and great satisfaction in your home. Does this Spark an idea?
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Things You'll Need
- Drop cloths
- Vinyl gloves
- Stir sticks
- Painter's blue tape
- Hammer
- 3" nylon/polyester paint brush
- 5 gallon bucket with roller frame grid
- Detergent
- Rag
- Spackling
- Spackling knife
- 3/8" Nap paint roller
- Base Paint
- Glaze Paint
Instructions
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Tuscan faux finish painting
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Select paint color, buy a quart, and test on a hardboard for Tuscan faux finish painting.
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Check your paint color choice and Tuscan faux finish by holding up to your wall.
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Calculate paint needed by using a paint calculator (See Resource link #1).
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Prepare walls by cleaning and smoothing out imperfections. Repair holes with spackling, countersink nails, and sand if necessary.
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Remove all items from room for ease of painting.
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Take off light switch and electrical plates. Protect baseboard, crown moulding, and window and door edges with painter's tape. Use drop cloths to cover furniture or anything you want to protect.
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Apply Tuscan faux base coat with 3/8" nap roller and wait 24 hours for it to dry.
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Apply Tuscan faux glaze coat in three-by-three foot squares with brush making an "X" or crisscross pattern, randomly. Use long strokes to cover all white spaces, without reloading brush, while Tuscan faux paint is still wet.
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Tips & Warnings
Use five-gallon paint bucket with a roller grid for ease of roller painting.
Make a mistake and you can just paint over it.
