Things you'll need:
Eggshell base coat, paint colour(s), large flat sea sponge
with medium pores. |
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1. |
Decide
what area in your home and which
wall you want to sponge paint.
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Choose
an interior colour or colours that
you would like the sponged area to
be. Hardware stores, such as Mica,
have a vast interior paint selection
with various colour options to
choose from. Ask the store's
knowledgeable sales staff to assist
you with the selection of your
interior paint.
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3. |
Purchase an eggshell base coat, and use it to paint the wall
that will be sponged. This light-coloured base paint creates
a perfect canvas for applying the sponge paint colour. |
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4. |
Moisten the sponge that you are using for sponge painting
with water, and twist the sponge to wring it out. |
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5. |
Dip the sponge lightly into the interior paint. Lift the
sponge out of the paint and squeeze the sponge so that it is
not dripping paint but is still wet. |
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Dab the sponge lightly onto the wall that you are sponge
painting. You can rotate the sponge for different types of
patterns. |
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Tear off a piece of the sponge to dab sponge paint into the
corners of the wall. Use an artist's brush with fine
bristles to dab dots in areas of the corners that the sponge
cannot reach. The dots will blend with the rest of the
sponge-painted wall. |
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8. |
Allow the sponge-painted wall to dry, then repeat the sponge
painting process with as many colours as you would like to
have on your wall. The most dominant colour should be
applied last. |
