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Why… when we think of Tuscany, do we think of golden yellow? I always think of "Under The Tuscan Sun" whenever anyone mentions Tuscany. The movie had lot's of images of Tuscan villas bathed in yellow sunlight.

I recently had a question from a reader wanting some help choosing a color for Faux Painting Finishes Golden Yellow:

I am in the process of stripping a whole lot of wall paper in my livingroom and diningroom.  

Now the problem.  I'm trying to decide how to paint it all when I'm done.  

I want to do a faux treatment on some of the walls, but I have high vaulted ceilings in the livingroom which opens up to the upstairs hallways.  

I like the Tuscan look, but need a simple technique as I will probably hire out the majority of the painting.  

I also need color suggestions.  There are few windows which lends to a very dark interior. So, I need colors that brighten the room.  I am leaning toward golden yellows.  Can you suggest a specific color?

So… I need to choose a color and give suggestions for simple faux painting finishes.

First, the color!

This is a picture of my kitchen… the color I chose to rag on the wall is a golden yellow and somewhat Tuscan… but it didn't work so well with my golden yellow kitchen cabinets. I either need to change the wall color to a sage green… or paint the kitchen cabinets black. 

Their is a color called Sundrenched by Glidden Paint and it's pretty much my favorite for Tuscan yellow colorations.

I mix the colors as I am painting when I use the painting technique- ragging - or rag wash.

I always have a creamy based paint and then the color - tuscan yellow - poured into a pallet or paint tray. I don't mix the colors with a stick, just let them sit side by side in puddles. 

The trick is to dip into each color as your are ragging on to the walls.

Sometimes the colors mix and sometimes the colors stay true in various areas of the walls. This is what gives the patchy, rustic look to the walls.

Here is a quick video to show you the color washing technique for Faux Painting Finishes. 

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