I am in the process of painting my living room and we are painting over old paneling. We decided not to take off the paneling because we might not be able to repair what is underneath (budget issues)... We plastered over some of the cracks in it, and it's a little lumpy but not too bad.
I was thinking that maybe doing a textured accent on top of the chose paint color, like sponging, would help hide/blend the lumpiness of the plaster.
Does anyone have any good, easy and cheap techniques for doing textured accents? Are there any other things we could do to hide/blend the lumpiness of the plaster?
2007-03-07 04:55:47 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Home & Garden ➔ Decorating & Remodeling
Well first everyone has some good ideas, First thing you should do is get some good primer & prime all the wall's your going to paint BEFORE you start putting any kind of patching on the walls. If you don't someone can walk buy & chip the paint away. Once you prime fill all the holes or lines you want. Then check out this website they have 100000 ideas to sponge painting cheep http://interiordec.about.com/cs/painting/ht/ht_spongepaint.htm
2007-03-08 04:21:47 · answer #1 · answered by Wilber 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
We painted over paneling once it seems that the best way to hide it is to before you paint put mud that you would use for floating and sponge that or you can work it in with a trowel and get the stucco look once you are done anyone who sees the wall will think you worked for endless hours on the wall when it actually goes pretty quick.
2007-03-07 05:06:43 · answer #2 · answered by BP 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You should have asked first, could have just filled the cracks with putty or painted it. Doesn't look that bad or get the double roller with 2 different colors of paint coat only once after primer. Looks textured.
2007-03-07 05:28:07 · answer #3 · answered by dodgeum43 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If the paneling is soft textured, then portray over it may artwork. yet whilst it has a coarse texture, then portray would not in many situations artwork. some i be attentive to of have tried putting wallpaper over it, and have been happy with the outcomes. stable success!
2016-11-23 13:26:13 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Use a scraper and "scrape the wall". You will have to do this while the plaster is wet. That will take away the lumps.
2007-03-07 05:01:03 · answer #5 · answered by BigWashSr 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you can use a brown paper bag for the texture... just cruple it really good and dip it in the paint and go for it...
2007-03-07 05:00:34 · answer #6 · answered by LittleLady 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋