Call for help with Faux Wood Painting. It’s always fun to see what you come up with to “stump” THAT Painter Lady. You know… you haven’t stumped me yet. 
Dear Debra, …..HELP!
I need some pointers as to how to create faux wood wainscoating on a wall that has the original wainscoating covered with plaster.
Removing the plaster is too difficult and dirty. The original chair rail is still in place.
HELP! Judy
Hi Judy… what a problem! And a bit comical… I mean, you are asking how to re – create what used to be on these walls and was covered over. Now you want it back. It’s probably a lot more funny to me, than it is to you… you have to do all the work. :-{
Anyway… my first thought was, “why wouldn’t she cover with new wainscoting?” I am assuming that wainscoting is too “thick” to add another layer to these walls.
So… on the the Faux Wood. I think with a bit of plaster and paint… you can pull this off.
You can spread a thin coat of plaster on the walls and “score ” in the wood paneling effect. This is definitely something that would take patience but not overly difficult.
Preserving this thin layer won’t be much of a problem, as long as the under layer is prepared to accept the plaster.
Now… here comes the fun part. The Faux Wood Painting is easy… really easy to achieve.
There are a few tricks and a few cheap tools you will need.
It’s all explained on this faux wood graining video:
Good Luck…. Debra THAT Painter Lady
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Hello, I have your wood graining videos and found them helpful. I have been faux painting for a few years and was really attracted to the wood graining.
I recently painted our wine cellar door to look like an old wood door with the slats. I’m happy with how it turned out and wanted to share some pictures with you. How do I get the pictures onto the site. Thanks, Darlene
Would love to post pictures of your work!