How to Lighten and Modify Dark Paint Color on Your Walls?

Due to the esteem of faux paint colors and availability of huge collection of specialty finishes and tools in various paint stores, not only lightening wall paint but also adding interest and depth became possible for everyone. In place of repainting dark walls, you can also lighten and modify the color of wall painting.  From glazing to washing colors and from sponging to ragging, you have limited options. In both materials and time, a lot of techniques will need a little investment and will deliver more attractive and lighter finish.

What You Need?

·         Paint

·         Faux glaze

·         2” blue painting tape

·         Buckets

·         Drop cloths

·         3” or 4” paint brush

How to Do It?

1.      Clean up the wall you want to refinish and have it in almost good condition. Slight imperfections might be hidden by a faux finishing, but you should nail holes, fix cracks and other general tasks before you continue. Prime the repairs or caulking with dark color of two coats.

2.      Use faux technique. You have a lot of options to choose but color wash is one of the easiest techniques. If you have paint of any dark color, then consider using it to paint cardboard to experiment with this technique before you continue on walls.  

3.      Make sure to remember that you will cover only 350 to 400 sq. ft. per gallon of glaze and paint. Use wall color’s lighter shade and mix with faux glaze.

4.      A lot of wall painters in Dubai find out the idea ratio. The more paint added, the less transparent will be the finish. You can have very translucent and subtle effect with one qt. of wall paint in a glaze’s gallon. You can have lighter and more opaque finishing by reversing it. Mix enough that entire room can be covered.

5.      Prepare area where you want to paint. Mask opposite and trim walls with blue tape of 2 inches. Remove artwork, window décor, keep furniture away and cover plates and use drop cloths to protect floors.

6.      Use 3” to 4” paint brush to apply glaze avoid over-painting in one area by painting in choppy, random strokes. Use lighter touch and you can easily go back when it is dried. Fix muddy like or heavy texture by including light spots.

7.      Let the finishing dry overnight or around 8 hours before you put the entire room again.

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How to Paint Your Living Room with Dark Colors for Intense Finish?

You need a bit extra effort and preparation when it comes to paint your living room walls in dark colors than painting your walls in light colors. If you are selecting the color for wall painting, consider having the measurement of your room and the amount of sunlight it receives all day long. Rooms may have “black holes” with dark colors if they are starved for bright sunlight.

How to Do?

1.      Pull out picture hangers, nails and spackle holes and let it dry to prepare the walls for paint. Sand the spackles wisely to get it smooth. Mainly in case of textured walls, spackle holes of nails in small spots. You can buy sprayed applicators and texture products.

2.       Remove all the trims and moldings from walls, if any. If you can’t, apply masking tape that are bleed-resistant to ceiling trim.  

3.      Use primer to prime the walls which are tinted deeply with dark color. Especially when you have to paint over light or white walls, it is important. For tinted primer, make sure to shave the third paint coat.

4.       Have a bucket of 5 gallon and stir in the paint if you want to paint above 1 gallon of paint to avoid reflection from sunlight.

5.      Along the perimeter, cut in with sash brush at the walls, around the walls and at corners. Just after cutting in any particular wall, paint other walls. In the wet edge, don’t let the stripes to be created by painting wet edge of paint.  

6.      With roller applicator, paint the wall in “W” pattern with appropriate nap of semi-smooth, smooth or rough roller cover. To go faster with your paint job, screw roller on the roller extension and eliminate the change of climbing or bending the ladder to paint.

7.      From side by side, cross around the W pattern for several times until you cover the wall evenly by using the paint. Make sure to have paint on roller that is enough to avoid the “cracking” or “sizzling” sound while applying the roller. If this sound occurs, then your roller may not have sufficient paint.

8.      Paint first coat on every part of the wall and let it dry for around 6 hours. Use lids to cover cans or buckets filled with paint. Put in the brushes and roller head in the tray to have them engrossed in paint. Close the string and slip garbage plastic bag over the roller tray. This way, you can keep your brush, roller and paint wet for longer period.

9.      Over the first coat, have the second one in identical way. Let it dry throughout the night. Store roller and brushes in plastic bag.

10.  If you have dark red color to paint, have a third coat if it not appears bold as you want it to be. Especially dark red, some dark colors need around 3 coats, either with or without primer. Let them dry throughout the night. Store the roller and brushes in plastic bag again.

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