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Wall Painting: How Not to Spend A Fortune On Texture/Special Effects

You know this is the busiest time of the year for paint companies with chock-a-block calendar? This is when most people give their walls a fresh lease of paint before the festive and wedding season begins. The most popular posts on this blog – on Asian Paints and Surprise your Spouse have been trending for the past two months.

A special effects (textured paint) on a ~ 100 sq. ft wall can cost upwards of INR 5,000. But, you don’t have to spend a fortune if you are proud of your DIY and not too worried about a professional finish. Sponging, combing, brushing, dapple, ragging, weaving, spatula and crinkle are some of the special effects on offer.

The intent of this post is to show that you can do it yourself at home. For steps on how to do it, this is a great starting point. If you’ve never done a painting job before, I’d suggest you get started with these handy tips.

For all the textured effects, choose a base color and another foreground one that stands out as you can see below.

See, how easy it is? How touch can stretching a comb over wet paint be especially if it leads to a stunning visual effect?

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DIY: One Easy Way to Paint on Your Wall

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How are you doing this morning? Feeling happy? Great. If you are feeling grumpy, don’t worry. Just go on, take a few minutes off, leave your grumpiness aside to pick up later and read this post. Before I begin, I want to ask you, are you good at sketching and free-hand drawing? Yes ? Well, then you have my profound admiration. No? Great, I’m glad I found another partner (my best effort only went this far). I can neither draw nor get my curves right ever on paper. So, drawing on the wall is a far fetched dream. But, you know what, I found a brilliant idea for folks like us during my recent vacation to Goa. In the club house of the resort where we stayed, there was this colorful pattern all over the walls. On closer look, it appeared easy to replicate. I know we’ll know the outcome…

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Which paint is better – Asian Paints, Nerolac, Berger, or Surfa Coats?

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Freshly painted walls have a welcoming and positive effect on a home. There’s no research to suggest how often you should get your house painted. But, it’s good to give a space a fresh coat of paint once every three years. Now, there are two kinds: a full job, and a coat. A full job is one where you scrape the entire surface, apply putty, and then paint. A new coat is where you apply two coats of paint assuming the primed surface is in great condition. From a clean surface to unblocking energies, there are several benefits of painting your interiors every four years. When choosing which paint to go with, here are a few factors you may want to consider. There are several paint brands available these days. But, the options narrow down to the big three in the Indian market: Asian Paints, Nerolac…

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How decals and special effects magically transform a wall

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Asian Paints is one of the few companies in India that offer comprehensive painting and makeover solutions for interior and exterior walls. Their Signature Wall series is a rage in metros like Bangalore and Chennai. However, my experience with them in Pune was frustrating and I discouraged people from considering Asian Paints. A regular reader of this blog, among a few others in Bangalore, spoke positively about their experiences with Asian Paints and how the painters agreed to re-paint the walls if they got it wrong. Surprisingly, almost every one I spoke to mentioned at least one wall being re-painted in order to get the right look. Anyways, I requested a few pictures and a reader of this blog was kind enough to share them. These may help you in deciding if you’ve been contemplating a wall makeover. This is the wheels theme for the kids’ room which uses the…