Decorative Wall Painting Techniques
Do your walls seem dull and uninviting? Do you long for a cozy,
welcoming room? Consider decorative wall painting techniques, such as
sponging, ragging, stenciling or stamping. Even if you have no
experience, you can brighten even the dullest room quickly and cheaply
with one of these easy decorative wall painting techniques.

Before painting your room, pick out a color scheme for your walls.
When you chose your paint, remember that many painting techniques use
two shades of one color. If you are using one of the techniques that
does use two shades of color, you can pick a darker color than you
normally would chose for your base color, since the lighter top color
will make the final result much lighter.

To sponge or rag a wall,

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