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Decorative finishes easy with right products
contrasting colour with four quarts
of an extender.
Apply to the wall one section at a
time with a roller.
• Using wrinkled lint-free sheeting
rags, or strips of old bed sheets,
manipulate the paint and extender
mixture—removing as little or as
much paint as you want to create
texture and dimension.
Tip from the experts: To avoid lap
marks, keep the edge of each section
wet and manipulate it when you roll
on the next section of paint and
extender mixture.
Tips to paint like a pro
Right touch
Decorative finishes are easy if you use the products the
pros use. (MS)
(MS) — Decorative finishes —
like sponging and rag rolling — are
among the hottest trends in painting
today and can add a touch of
elegance to any room.
And you don’t have to be an
experienced painter to achieve
beautiful results if you use the same
products as professionals.
Here’s some advice from the
decorative painting experts at
Modern Masters that will make your
next project easy and fun!
Sponging: Sponging involves
creating iexture and dimension by
putting colour on the wall using a
sea sponge And it’s easy to do!
• Start by applying a base coal in
the colour of your choice.
• Next, select a complementary
(MS) — Ask professional painters
how they get consistently beautiful
results every time, and you’ll get
one consistent answer: First prime,
then paint.
In fact, research shows that one
coat of tinted primer and one coat of
paint will give you a better looking,
longer lasting paint job than two
coats of paint. Here’s why:
• Primers provide a foundation for
paint. Ordinary paint is formulated
to provide rich, beautiful colour in
your home — but don't expect paint
to do a primer’s job. High quality
primers are much richer in resin than
ordinary paint and stick to the
surface to provide a firm base for
paint.
• Primers make your colours look
better. Because they create a sealed,
stain-free surface for paint, primers
make your colours look vibrant and
beautiful. They hide previous
colours — even dark blues and reds
— and prevent them from showing
through your new paint job.
• Primers prevent common
problems. Because primers are
specifically formulated to prevent
problems like cracking, peeling and
blistering, they’ll make any painted
surface more durable, washable —
and last much longer!
• Primers save you money. One
gallon of high-quality paint costs
more than one gallon of high-quality
primer. By tinting your primer
towards your paint colour, you’ll use
less paint and get all the benefits of
priming, without adding an extra
step. And tinting a primer is easy!
Just ask your paint store or home
center clerk to add the same
colourant they use to mix your paint
to your primer..
colour to apply by sponge. Mix one
quart of latex paint with four quarts
of extender.
• Lightly dip your sponge in the
paint and extender mixture and
apply to the wall, tapping paint onto
the surface. The sponge’s natural
hills and valleys will create a unique
look with lots of texture and
dimension.
For added drama, try sponging on
more than one colour to the sur
face.
Rag rolling: Unlike sponging, rag
rolling involves removing colour
from the wall with a rag to create a
multidimensional effect.
• Start by applying a base coat in
the colour of your choice.
• Mix one quart of latex paint in a
Buying wallpaper
Don’t be caught short when
wallpapering. According to
Bobvila.com, an on-line home
resource, measure the height and
width cf each wall. Then multiply,
them to get your square footage.
(Subtract 10 square feet for every
door or full-sized window).
Add together the square footages
of each wall to get a total wall area.
Then, let a salesperson calculate
how much paper you’ll need — he’ll
be able to factor the pattern repeat
into the equation.
Once you get a roll count, add on
one or two more rolls — to allow
for loss of paper when you trim it to
match patterns and fit comers.
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