Like most people, you probably have a piece of furniture or two lying around the house that could use a makeover. And today I want to show you how easy it can be for you to make it happen.
Over the years some of my favorite projects have been when I am able to upcycle the furniture around my own home!! From custom dining room chairs for my two kiddos, to the living room coffee table and our nightstands, I have re-done a lot of the furniture around our house.
The photo above is the Coffee Table makeover I did! I created a wonderful textured surface to the top using the Crocodile Roller and people have loved it. To learn more about this makeover, click here!
A project like the one above can seem a little daunting if you are just getting started with creating textured surface projects. But, today I want to show you truly how easy it can be to make your furniture to die for!
So… What is Texture Medium you ask? Texture Medium is a low VOC tintable plaster, or paste, that has a matte finish. I created this product to be used with Patterned Paint Rollers to create interesting textures and patterns on furniture, cabinetry, walls, and more.
To start, you will need a trowel or flat spatula. You could also use an old hotel key if you don’t have either of those.
Now, you will trowel on this marshmallow like paste to
your project. You will want it to be a 1/16 to 1/8 of an inch, so make sure you keep it on the thinner side. It should look similar to this photo.
Before you start “rolling”, you will want to make sure your Texture Roller is spinning “freely” on the handle. If it isn’t rolling perfectly, take the roller head off and spray the metal part of the handle with a little pam or any greaser you have lying around the house.
Once you are “freely” spinning, using your favorite Decorative Art Roller, you will roll through the Texture Medium to create your beautiful pattern.
If it doesn’t look exactly how you want it to, you can trowel back over and try again. But you have to remember that art isn’t perfect and that’s okay. Let your Texture Medium dry completely. This will take a couple of hours.
Once your project is dry, you will see that some of the edges of the pattern will be slightly raised. We will want to knock those down with a little sanding.
Using 150 grit sandpaper and a sanding block you will want to sand down the “highs” and “peaks” of the Texture Medium. If you want the pattern to be a little more subtle you can sand more.
At this point, it’s up to you where you take the project, so use your imagination!
For the purposes of this post we will keep it simple and easy. I am going to show you how you can paint right over the textured surface and how to add some distressing.
Let’s start with painting your project. You will want to paint on one complete layer of paint. Any paint will work just fine but I prefer to use chalk based paints!
My favorite Chalk Paint to use is Debbie’s Design Diaries DIY Paint. I have found this chalk paint to be great because it covers really well in one coat. Because we are going to distress this project, our painting doesn’t need to be perfect. Now you will need to allow the chalk paint to dry completely.
Once your project is dry, you are going to start the distressing process. You will create a little pad with the cloth and spray with some water. Cheesecloth is great because it has a little texture and will grab the pattern and remove some of the paint. This will bring the edges of the pattern out and expose them. How muchor how little you choose to distress is up to you! After you let it dry, you will see how the color changes considerably with chalk paint.
Next, you will need clear wax, a glove, and some cheesecloth. You will want to grab some of the wax out with the cheesecloth and then rub on a foam plate to get the wax into the cloth. Then once your cheesecloth is ready, you will rub the surface in a buffing motion.
You will want to keep it thin when applying so it dries properly. If you are looking to have a thicker wax profile you will want to do it layer by layer. Again, as the surface drys, it will lighten up slightly.
In the photo below you can see how well the wax and distressing have made the texture surface pop! (photo before fully dry)
This is such a simple and easy technique that anyone can do no matter your skill level!
I hope this has inspired you to get creative and start using Texture Paint Rollers on your next project.
If you have any questions please feel free to reach out!
1
out of5
Easy
Starting at $150
About 2 days
To lay a foundation, we first removed the shelves added a base coat of Sherwin-Williams Emerald® Interior Acrylic Latex Paint in matte in Pure White SW 7005. For the pattern, we selected a semigloss finish in Copper Wire SW 7707 applied using a cut-rubber design roller, in a pattern called Quills from Rollerwall to put down feathers in a semigloss finish one vertical row after another—like wallpaper.
The roller creates a natural frame on all sides; to avoid this, you could roll the pattern on wallpaper liner and paste it in place. But once we’d arranged a few of our favorite things, all we could see was our built-in’s lively new look.
Learn how to use patterned paint rollerpatterned paint rollers in our guide below.
Step 1: Mark the design roller
Andrew McCaulTo achieve wallpaper-like repeats, mark the roller with a + at any point and with a − halfway around. You’ll start the first row with the + up, the next with the − up. Insert both rollers in the frame; you should have a frictionless close fit.
Step 2: Load the paint
Andrew McCaulFill the tray with latex paint in a semigloss finish. Remove the design roller and run the foam roller through the paint, covering it completely. Roll it once on paper to remove excess. Now mount the design roller and roll it on paper to make sure it’s right-side up.
Step 3: Put down the first row
Andrew McCaulAlign the + on the design roller with the top left-hand corner and move from top to bottom, angling the roller at about 45 degrees.
Step 4: Make a second pass
Andrew McCaulAlign the next row with the − on the design roller at the top. Draw the roller down, taking care to avoid a gap between the rows. After three rows, or when the paint begins to fade, repeat Step 2.
Sherwin-Williams Emerald® Interior Acrylic Latex Paint in Matte Finish
Sherwin-Williams Emerald® Interior Acrylic Latex Paint in Semigloss Finish
Roller Tray and Liners
Pattern Applicator and Pattern Roller
Like most people, you probably have a piece of furniture or two lying around the house that could use a makeover. And today I want to show you how easy it can be for you to make it happen.
Over the years some of my favorite projects have been when I am able to upcycle the furniture around my own home!! From custom dining room chairs for my two kiddos, to the living room coffee table and our nightstands, I have re-done a lot of the furniture around our house.
The photo above is the Coffee Table makeover I did! I created a wonderful textured surface to the top using the Crocodile Roller and people have loved it. To learn more about this makeover, click here!
A project like the one above can seem a little daunting if you are just getting started with creating textured surface projects. But, today I want to show you truly how easy it can be to make your furniture to die for!
So… What is Texture Medium you ask? Texture Medium is a low VOC tintable plaster, or paste, that has a matte finish. I created this product to be used with Patterned Paint Rollers to create interesting textures and patterns on furniture, cabinetry, walls, and more.
To start, you will need a trowel or flat spatula. You could also use an old hotel key if you don’t have either of those.
Now, you will trowel on this marshmallow like paste to
your project. You will want it to be a 1/16 to 1/8 of an inch, so make sure you keep it on the thinner side. It should look similar to this photo.
Before you start “rolling”, you will want to make sure your Texture Roller is spinning “freely” on the handle. If it isn’t rolling perfectly, take the roller head off and spray the metal part of the handle with a little pam or any greaser you have lying around the house.
Once you are “freely” spinning, using your favorite Decorative Art Roller, you will roll through the Texture Medium to create your beautiful pattern.
If it doesn’t look exactly how you want it to, you can trowel back over and try again. But you have to remember that art isn’t perfect and that’s okay. Let your Texture Medium dry completely. This will take a couple of hours.
Once your project is dry, you will see that some of the edges of the pattern will be slightly raised. We will want to knock those down with a little sanding.
Using 150 grit sandpaper and a sanding block you will want to sand down the “highs” and “peaks” of the Texture Medium. If you want the pattern to be a little more subtle you can sand more.
At this point, it’s up to you where you take the project, so use your imagination!
For the purposes of this post we will keep it simple and easy. I am going to show you how you can paint right over the textured surface and how to add some distressing.
Let’s start with painting your project. You will want to paint on one complete layer of paint. Any paint will work just fine but I prefer to use chalk based paints!
My favorite Chalk Paint to use is Debbie’s Design Diaries DIY Paint. I have found this chalk paint to be great because it covers really well in one coat. Because we are going to distress this project, our painting doesn’t need to be perfect. Now you will need to allow the chalk paint to dry completely.
Once your project is dry, you are going to start the distressing process. You will create a little pad with the cloth and spray with some water. Cheesecloth is great because it has a little texture and will grab the pattern and remove some of the paint. This will bring the edges of the pattern out and expose them. How muchor how little you choose to distress is up to you! After you let it dry, you will see how the color changes considerably with chalk paint.
Next, you will need clear wax, a glove, and some cheesecloth. You will want to grab some of the wax out with the cheesecloth and then rub on a foam plate to get the wax into the cloth. Then once your cheesecloth is ready, you will rub the surface in a buffing motion.
You will want to keep it thin when applying so it dries properly. If you are looking to have a thicker wax profile you will want to do it layer by layer. Again, as the surface drys, it will lighten up slightly.
In the photo below you can see how well the wax and distressing have made the texture surface pop! (photo before fully dry)
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This is such a simple and easy technique that anyone can do no matter your skill level!
I hope this has inspired you to get creative and start using Texture Paint Rollers on your next project.
If you have any questions please feel free to reach out!
1
out of5
Easy
Starting at $150
About 2 days
To lay a foundation, we first removed the shelves added a base coat of Sherwin-Williams Emerald® Interior Acrylic Latex Paint in matte in Pure White SW 7005. For the pattern, we selected a semigloss finish in Copper Wire SW 7707 applied using a cut-rubber design roller, in a pattern called Quills from Rollerwall to put down feathers in a semigloss finish one vertical row after another—like wallpaper.
The roller creates a natural frame on all sides; to avoid this, you could roll the pattern on wallpaper liner and paste it in place. But once we’d arranged a few of our favorite things, all we could see was our built-in’s lively new look.
Learn how to use patterned paint rollers in our guide below.
Step 1: Mark the design roller
Andrew McCaulTo achieve wallpaper-like repeats, mark the roller with a + at any point and with a − halfway around. You’ll start the first row with the + up, the next with the − up. Insert both rollers in the frame; you should have a frictionless close fit.
Step 2: Load the paint
Andrew McCaulFill the tray with latex paint in a semigloss finish. Remove the design roller and run the foam roller through the paint, covering it completely. Roll it once on paper to remove excess. Now mount the design roller and roll it on paper to make sure it’s right-side up.
Step 3: Put down the first row
Andrew McCaulAlign the + on the design roller with the top left-hand corner and move from top to bottom, angling the roller at about 45 degrees.
Step 4: Make a second pass
Andrew McCaulAlign the next row with the − on the design roller at the top. Draw the roller down, taking care to avoid a gap between the rows. After three rows, or when the paint begins to fade, repeat Step 2.
Sherwin-Williams Emerald® Interior Acrylic Latex Paint in Matte Finish
Sherwin-Williams Emerald® Interior Acrylic Latex Paint in Semigloss Finish
Roller Tray and Liners
Pattern Applicator and Pattern Roller
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