It is very important to keep the lines clean when painting those accent walls, and using a good brand of tape, like that from TapeManBlue, will make all the difference.
Pick a colour a few tones darker than a palette-dominating hue, based on your living space, using a colour wheel for guidance or cues from your decorative accessories.
Strie Painting
Painting is largely about colour and texture – two factors hugely influential in perception – which means that adding texture to a wall through a more creative painting technique can make an accent wall stand out from the others in the room.
In the painting technique of strié, also known as striation, strokes of brushes are blended with glaze to imitate the appearance of a natural wood, effects and stripes on walls. This is often done as a fuc finish and adorns just about any interior style, be it classic/traditional or modern/contemporary.
Alternatively, colour washing is a simple technique that forgoes fussy brush strokes and blending pigments to produce a bolder, more varied texture: it involves layering two flat colours, generally dark and light versions of the same hue, on a wall, then sweeping across it with sponges and brushes, with bare patches and brushstrokes creating striations.
And, finally, an even more sophisticated but beautiful method is to use stencils, to create any pattern you desire, such as stripes or checkerboards – polka dots even – but the key is preparation so that the stencilled pattern lines up correctly.
Ombre Painting
This pretty decorative paint technique is good for mixing similar hue colours from light to dark to create highlight and shadow to catch the light and create a dreamy look. This decorative painting technique is very good for rooms where furniture is the same colour scheme, but you won’t feel the room is boring.
First, using a roller, dab on a coat of paint matching your chosen colour as a base, let it dry, then paint on your design, making sure you have a nice blend of colour and that any issues on the wall are covered up.
Once you have sectioned off the wall, paint a stripe of your lighter colour before doing the same with your darker shade; sponge over both edges with a damp sponge to blend.
If the pigments are drying too fast, spray them lightly with water to encourage movement of the pigments over one another and achieve an even wash. Few simple steps and you can turn your statement wall into an artistic Instagram venture.
Tapestry Painting
Whether they’re catching light in a window or adding a bold splash of colour to otherwise subdued walls, tapestries are a surefire way of highlighting a choice feature in every room. Be it a fireplace in the living room or a set of built-in bookshelves in the dining room, a tapestry draws the eye to the details that really matter. Whatever room you’re looking to revamp, there’s a tapestry for you among our huge range.
When painting an accent wall, find your killer colour by consulting the colour wheel. You can’t go wrong pairing a pillow dotting your sofa with leaves or a window-shade ribbon or a dish towel hanging by your sink if you do all with a matching or coordinating tone. Add an exclamation point by painting an accent wall that buzzes and glows with the same green. Don’t pick a hue that’s too light or dark if you don’t want to overwhelm the eye. Choose a mid-tone, best captured by eyeballing colours on the colour wheel sitting in the centre of the Venn diagram. Blues and greens share the same family on that wheel.
Prime your walls before painting then first One gallon of paint covers between 350 and 400 square feet – because of windows and doors, you should expect to need slightly more than the square footage of your room to cover it.
Mural Painting
Accent walls let you integrate some statement colour that complements your room concept. It’s a way to ‘zip up’ the look of a space with a surprising flourish. And of course, you get to demonstrate your unique flair! The right paint formulation and application technique can transform the least interesting wall in your space into one that sets the stage and will make your guests do a double-take when they walk in the door.
Types of paint techniques used:
- Done with different shades of color – like you have the vibrant shade on the corner of the wall and then it fades into the lighter shades of the same color until it meets the darker shade of the currently used color. A gradient accent wall will indeed attract attention!
- it can be inspired from fabric tapestry patterns to plain and simple ones like the diagonal mosaic effect for example – gradient accent walls will never fail catching the eye! You can create an accent wall by applying a texturered paint roller with wood grain, or a faux textured roller specifically made for camouflaging minor imperfections in your wall surface. You can also use a stencil for geometric shapes or stripes for an easy-on-the-eyes result!
