Texture Walls With Joint Compound Before Painting

I just love when a newsletter subscriber sends me pictures – especially when she shares just what she did to create this gorgeous Living Room by creating Textured Walls With Joint Compound Before Painting! Scroll down to the bottom to see all 5 pictures.

Debra,I wanted to share with you pictures of my recently redecorated living room.

Because I was unable to remove the very old wall paper on the walls that had been glued on for 30 years, I decided to just cover it up.

So, I primed the wall paper, then I just applied joint compound with a flat trowel in a random free hand finish covering the seams well.

Some of the grooved wallpaper shows through in places and because I liked the rustic look, I did not sand or smooth over the finish.

It took a few days working 4 foot sections at a time.

Since I wanted a shiny finish, I covered it up using a high gloss paint in an earth tone finish.

It was a easy way to cover up the textured paper without stripping the paper and I am thrilled with the results and I have received lots of compliments!

We added a gas fireplace and I glazed the moldings around the fireplace with a dark brown glaze to highlight the detail.

To add pizzazz and a touch of whimsy (which your website gave me the courage to do), I painted around the oval mirror hanging in the foyer area.

It was fun to be creative and I knew I could just paint over it if I did not like the results.

I also decided to paint the ceiling a pale teal color.

Thanks for all the wonderful ideas and the courage to be get my paint on!

Martha

This is impressive! And what a huge job! I love how elegant this room turned out.

Don’t ever be afraid of paint… It’s just paint!

By the way… do you know how hard it is to take great pictures of faux finishes? From experience – Martha captured the texture and the great looking finishes perfectly.

Thank You so much Martha for sharing this with all of us.