Hi:
I have just signed up for your newsletter, so I don’t know if you have already covered this.
I want to paint my bedroom to look like an aged, yellow-mottled hacienda.
My walls are not stucco, nor adobe, but drywall. I have seen this look done on drywall, just not a clue how it is achieved.
I assume that a light shade of yellow is painted on, then perhaps a darker glaze is applied either ocker or brown?
How is the mottled look achieved?
What colors do I use to get this look? I want it to look Mexican like, Spanish like, adobe like. Can you help me?
Edith Griffith
Well Edith… you have come to the right place for this question. My long time newsletter readers know that I love the Mexican Spanish Hacienda style… and have remodeled my home to reflect that style.
I should get down to the answer, huh?
- To get a Mexican style use creamy beige as the base coat… using yellow as a base will create a Tuscan look… not Spanish.
- Then the the faux painting technique is applied. Ocher color is yellow… so we don’t want to use that.
- Use a faux glaze made with burnt sienna. This is a warm brown… like chocolate.
- Because the walls are not textured you are going to have to get the textured, worn look with the paint. The idea is to faux glaze the wall with a color wash first… then do a second coat with something that will create a texture.
- I use a combination of sea sponge and Woolie pad to create texture. It’s a pouncing motion, instead of a wiping motion.
Woolie Lambwool Faux Application Tool
Also… you might want to check out How To Paint Textured Plaster for some step by step photo tutorials.
Here is a video for Aged Walls Paint Ideas:
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I achieved the Tuscan look in my billiards room with smooth walls by doing a glazing technique and 3-color washing, including one metallic gold color using a dry brush to age the colors together. For the “cracks” I simply tore scrap book pages on the diagonal, held them against the wall, and using a small amount of the darker color on a brush, dabbed to almost dry on a towel, brushed against the edges, then removing the ripped paper, used a dry brush going first away from the “crack” and then toward it, ended up with a Tuscan look, which I have submitted to The Painter Lady as an example.
Can you get the video back up? I’m very interested in this aged wall technique! Thanks!
I am sorry… the Expert Village has disabled the ability for website publishers to show you their videos an websites. It seems they do not like to share in the same way they used to.
I did find a link to this video so you could still view it here:
http://www.youtube.com and search for “faux finish”. The first video should be the one you are looking for.
Sorry for the inconvenience.
The woolie is a great tool. One of my best tips is to get a wool car wash mitt and use it just like you would a woolie. It works extremely well on curved walls or when you have to get into the little nooks and cranies! I also like to use it when painting clouds in my murals.
Great idea Julia. I love finding tools that make things easier while doing a faux paint finish. DEBRA