Techniques For Painting Bathroom Walls

Some paint manufacturers sell what they call bathroom paint.

Techniques for painting bathroom walls.

To get started clean the bathroom walls and cover anything that you don t want to paint with plastic or drop cloths. Using a sponge to apply paint to the walls adds a soft textured. With vertical stripes the human eye is guided up and around the room. Next apply a paint primer to the walls if you re making a drastic color change or patching any holes.

This painting technique involves rolling a rag up and down wet painted walls to add a unique depth and texture. Bathrooms are wet places and water will eventually get on your paint no matter how hard you try to avoid this. Then paint the ceiling and trim first using a roller for most of the ceiling and a paint brush for the edges and trim. With the humid conditions in a bathroom it s common for the walls to show signs of wear and tear over the years.

And it also happens to be fairly easy to apply. Color washing is a beautiful paint technique that adds texture and depth to a space. Use the best paint for the bathroom. If you have short ceilings and want to make your small bathroom seem taller paint vertical stripes on the small bathroom walls.

If you don t have any experience with faux finishes or decorative painting sponge painting is an ideal option for your bathroom. A paint that has both mold inhibiting agents and a better surface for resisting moisture. Feather out paint where you can t keep a wet edge you can t cover large areas like ceilings extra tall walls or stairwells in single continuous strokes so the best way to minimize lap marks on these areas is to feather out the paint along the edges that you can t keep wet. You ll start by coating your walls with a satin base paint then use a large brush to paint over it with a nice glaze.