Personally I’d recommend this faux finish for anyone in any room. Why? This faux finish is by far the most popular and most flexible. Just like sponging, color washing can be done in any color combination. Instead of a sponge the finish is applied with a brush in a crisscross motion. Follow the same directions for sponged faux painting. After choosing the colors you’d like to work with, add a glaze into your paint. The can of glaze you buy should have recommendations on the side as to what ratio. Follow the label.

The secret to color washing…

If you can, find a glaze with a very long open time. The secret to color washing is speed. The more the glaze/paint mixture dries the more likely you are to get nasty faux dry lines. How do we avoid dry lines?

1. Proper glaze to paint ratio.
2. Once started, don’t stop!
3. Move in one direction.
4. Move as fast as you can!
5. Keep the edge wet.
6. Ask an assistant for help
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If your back can stand to do another faux coat, wait 24hrs and add another layer of glaze. This time you may vary the color or thin the same color down even further. Repeat the process. Pull the tape. Move furniture back. Plan a party to show off your new faux painting!

Steve Diadoo is owner of Diadoo Painting, a Minneapolis painting contractor and regional expert on faux finishing and decorative finishes. You can view his work at http://www.boringwalls.com

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