How to Glaze My Lightly Textured Walls

“What is the easiest way to apply a purchased glaze to my lightly textured walls?

The room is the kitchen which has texture on the walls like houses built in the 70s. The walls and ceiling are painted with Laura Ashley gold #3. It has been suggested that I use van dyke brown on the walls to age for Tuscan like appearance. My living room and hallway are painted the same gold.

I also painted bookcases and fireplace with a white and plan to use glaze on fireplace. When I painted the fireplace and hearth I rolled on the white lightly on the surface of the brick leaving the dark grout with little change and the texture of the brick rough. When I apply the brown glaze to the fireplace I just want to tone down the white a little and brighten the brick. So far the built in bookcases on either side of the fireplace look wonderful. ~ Thanks Sharon”

Hi Sharon, I would suggest doing a color wash on your walls. Van dyke brown sounds like a good color to go over the gold. A dark glaze will tone down the yellow and give your walls that Tuscan finish that you are looking for. This book- Paint Style: The New Approach to Decorative Paint Finishes has a section that explains the color wash finish in more depth.

Here are few simple steps that you will need to follow:

1. Gather Supplies

• Paint
• Glaze / glaze extender
• Large kitchen sponge
• Bucket
• Rags (for spatters & spills)
• Paint Brush

2. Mix your glaze - 1 part paint to 3 parts glaze. Use a good quality glaze that has a longer open time. If you already have glaze that dries faster than 15 minutes, then add a glaze extender. Follow the directions on the bottle to see how much you need to add.

3. Brush on Glaze - Apply the glaze to your walls in a criss cross motion

4. Wash Walls with Sponge - Wring out your sponge in the bucket of water and wash the glaze into the surface of the wall. Dip the sponge again in the bucket of water and then wash off some of the glaze. Because you have lightly textured walls already. The brown glaze will settle nicely in the recessed areas. You want to wash off the raised areas the reveal the gold color underneath.
photo credit: the Original Muddog

I hope this helps, Let us know how it goes, That Painter Lady - DAWN

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