Some people hate texture they want plan smooth walls that look pretty. This is not always a good thing as it can make a room dull and create an echo in a large room. There is a reason for that cottage cheese ceiling.

Using texture can make a tall room look smaller. It also helps to keep the noise down in a large room, that way you don’t hear yourself talking. there are many ways to bring texture into a room. Fabric and other hard surfaces like concrete do the job nicely. Today though I am going to talk about a few ways of using texture on your walls.

There are a few ways to do this, you can use a rough unfinished wood to create a cabin feel for your home. This is easy to do as all you really need is the unfinished wood paneling and some stain. Another way to do this is to create a stucco look by using plaster or even a textured wall paper and painting over it.

The simplest way and the most inexpensive way to create a textured look on a wall is to use paint. The following are methods used to texture with paint. Try them out and see which one you like.

Sponging- Apply paint with a sponge over a base cote. This will give you a blotchy texture. Use different colored paint for a dramatic look or use different hues of the same color for a more subdued look.

Spattering- paint a base coat then through the paint on the wall using your brush. This will give a speckled appearance to the wall.

Color washing- Use a coat of thinned paint or a glaze over a base coat of another color.

Glazing- Start with a base coat and layer one or more transparent colors on top of it. This will give your wall the illusion of having different depths on the wall.

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