How To Texture A Wall With A Sponge

Blot the porous side of a sponge onto newly applied joint compound and let the pores of the sponge create a wonderful texture.

How to texture a wall with a sponge. Wet a large sea sponge wring it out and dip it in the glaze. Continue patting it against the wall in a random pattern working out from the corner top to bottom. Some patching of wall and ceiling surfaces may be necessary before you can apply the stipple texture. Mix your dry wall mud.

As they are really cheap and have an open texture on the inside. Dab on additional compound as necessary. So if the texture on your walls is thick i would use the sponge or you could lightly use a small sander to lesion the original texture then wash with soap and water and do the steps above. Use your drywall knife to force the compound into the hole and give it a quick swipe with the edge of the knife to smooth the compound across the surface.

Dab the sponge onto the wall repeatedly to create a random textured pattern until the entire wall is covered to your liking. The exact texture you have on your walls depends on the tradesman who applied it so a bit of practice will be necessary to match the texture. You can use a paint roller with a really fluffy texture the drywall mud will have to be thinned some. Apart from brushes combs squeegees trowels you can also use the following items to create a beautifully textured look.

The glaze should go on thick and textured but shouldn t drip. Patch the surfaces. Also to me faux looks better if you use it as a focal wall not on all walls. Dab a sponge into the compound then press the sponge against the wall repeatedly to create an overall texture.

The knockdown texture sponge is great for wall repairs and patches too. Sea sponges create irregular more natural patterns while synthetic sponges create uniform rectangular patterns. Let dry and then paint. I recommend not using a clumsy and messy texture spray can that the texture comes out to thin and never really matches a normal knockdown texture.

Squeeze out any excess and use the loaded sponge to cut in at the top left corner of the wall. Roll it on and use a rough textured wet but not dripping sponge to smooth out any points i use pieces torn from a car wash or tile grout sponge. Watch more how to do decorative painting videos. While this article focuses on the orange peel texture similar techniques can be used to repair other textures such as the knockdown also called skip trowel sand and popcorn texture also called acoustic or cottage cheese texture.

They also sell actual rollers with a sponge just for faux work.