Comments on: Techniques To Age Your Walls http://www.thatpainterlady.com/techniques-to-age-your-walls/ Interior Paint Ideas for your home. Debra Conrad THAT Painter Lady answers your questions about decorating, style and painting your home. Wed, 11 Jan 2012 00:59:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Debbie Stack http://www.thatpainterlady.com/techniques-to-age-your-walls/comment-page-1/#comment-7385 Debbie Stack Tue, 16 Feb 2010 17:04:23 +0000 http://www.thatpainterlady.com/?p=413#comment-7385 I have a simple, inexpensive solution that I used to get that "aged", "plastered", Tuscan look - I simply took tissue paper, crinkled it up and glued it over my old wallpaper with wallpaper paste. Then I faux painted it and now have a beautiful kitchen and breakfast room. The tissue paper covers a host of impurities, including tears in the wallpaper or open seams. I have a simple, inexpensive solution that I used to get that “aged”, “plastered”, Tuscan look – I simply took tissue paper, crinkled it up and glued it over my old wallpaper with wallpaper paste. Then I faux painted it and now have a beautiful kitchen and breakfast room. The tissue paper covers a host of impurities, including tears in the wallpaper or open seams.

]]> By: John Leitaker http://www.thatpainterlady.com/techniques-to-age-your-walls/comment-page-1/#comment-6859 John Leitaker Thu, 11 Feb 2010 19:19:02 +0000 http://www.thatpainterlady.com/?p=413#comment-6859 i don't recommend painting over wallpaper, but then most of my work is wallpaper removal. lol.. serious, I've seen lots and lots old looking wallpaper. In fact, tomorrow i am removing a entry way full of it. i don’t recommend painting over wallpaper, but then most of my work is wallpaper removal. lol.. serious, I’ve seen lots and lots old looking wallpaper. In fact, tomorrow i am removing a entry way full of it.

]]> By: Dawn Papandrea-Khan http://www.thatpainterlady.com/techniques-to-age-your-walls/comment-page-1/#comment-3510 Dawn Papandrea-Khan Sat, 28 Jun 2008 18:08:26 +0000 http://www.thatpainterlady.com/?p=413#comment-3510 Jerry, your painting project sounds great! Email us some pictures!! Jerry, your painting project sounds great! Email us some pictures!!

]]> By: Dawn Papandrea-Khan http://www.thatpainterlady.com/techniques-to-age-your-walls/comment-page-1/#comment-3509 Dawn Papandrea-Khan Sat, 28 Jun 2008 18:07:10 +0000 http://www.thatpainterlady.com/?p=413#comment-3509 Jessica, yes, you can use your old wallpaper if it is in good condition (no peeling, cracking, etc) and has been installed correctly. I don't usually suggest painting over wallpaper, but in your case (wanting to save some money) you can get away with it. The key, is to use a good primer/sealer. I would use bin or zinsser. You can then do your raised relief stencil right on top of the primed wallpaper. The only thing you may run into when painting over the wallpaper is the seams may come up. If there are areas where you can see the seams coming up, you do not want to paint over it. Moisture from the paint can get under the seams and can cause problems. In this case, you will need to remove the existing wallpaper and start fresh. Let us know how it goes, and send pictures!! That Painter Lady, DAWN Jessica, yes, you can use your old wallpaper if it is in good condition (no peeling, cracking, etc) and has been installed correctly. I don’t usually suggest painting over wallpaper, but in your case (wanting to save some money) you can get away with it.

The key, is to use a good primer/sealer. I would use bin or zinsser. You can then do your raised relief stencil right on top of the primed wallpaper.

The only thing you may run into when painting over the wallpaper is the seams may come up. If there are areas where you can see the seams coming up, you do not want to paint over it. Moisture from the paint can get under the seams and can cause problems. In this case, you will need to remove the existing wallpaper and start fresh.

Let us know how it goes, and send pictures!!

That Painter Lady, DAWN

]]> By: (Ms.) Jerry Johnson http://www.thatpainterlady.com/techniques-to-age-your-walls/comment-page-1/#comment-3500 (Ms.) Jerry Johnson Thu, 26 Jun 2008 03:22:19 +0000 http://www.thatpainterlady.com/?p=413#comment-3500 I LIVE IN A HOUSE ABOUT 100 YEARS OLD AND MANY OF THE ROOMS HAD SEVERAL LAYERS OF WALLPAPER. THEY HELD UP JUST FINE. WE DIDIN'T EVEN KNOW ABOUT THE LAYERS UNTIL WE REMOVED THEM TO REDO A ROOM. SO... I WOULDN'T HESITATE TO USE THE OLD WALL PAPER AS A LINER. RIGHT NOW, IVE JUST PAINTED OVER SOME OLD BROWN WALL PAPER WITH BUTTERFLIES. I PAINTED A WHITE BASE COAT AND NOW IM DOING A SCENE. IT'S SOOOO FUN. THE SCENE ALMOST LOOKS LIKE NEW WALL PAPER! I LIVE IN A HOUSE ABOUT 100 YEARS OLD AND MANY OF THE ROOMS HAD SEVERAL LAYERS OF WALLPAPER. THEY HELD UP JUST FINE. WE DIDIN’T EVEN KNOW ABOUT THE LAYERS UNTIL WE REMOVED THEM TO REDO A ROOM. SO… I WOULDN’T HESITATE TO USE THE OLD WALL PAPER AS A LINER.

RIGHT NOW, IVE JUST PAINTED OVER SOME OLD BROWN WALL PAPER WITH BUTTERFLIES. I PAINTED A WHITE BASE COAT AND NOW IM DOING A SCENE. IT’S SOOOO FUN. THE SCENE ALMOST LOOKS LIKE NEW WALL PAPER!

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