subject: Glazed Wall Treatment [print this page] Glazed Wall Treatment
This wall finish is an easy way to give a casual and relaxed feeling to a room. You don't have to gather many materials, and the project can be done in one or more layers. Start this project by examining your base color. You can glaze over what's already on your wall, or choose a base color in an eggshell finish to ensure the easiest and best results. Choose a glaze color that's a darker shade than your base color. Ask the retailer to tint it for you.
1. Prepare the room and walls, and tape off windows, doors, and trim. Cut in and roll on a base coat, and allow it to dry before applying the glaze. If you plan to glaze your existing wall color, proceed to Step 2.
2.Fill one bucket with glaze (check out the manufacturer's instructions for quantities), and fill the other bucket half full with water.
3. Dip the 2-inch flat sash brush into the glaze, and cut in at the upper corner and the ceiling.
4. Dip a damp rag into the glaze and apply it to the wall next to the area you glazed in Step 3. Begin wiping in a small circular or squiggly motion. Blend into the corner and work the glaze out (horizontally) and down (vertically) from the corner until you have no glaze left on the rag. Working in 3-by-3-foot areas is easiest.
5. Start a foot or so away from the wet glaze, and follow Step 4 again, this time blending into the wet area and farther down toward the floor.
6. Continue working wet into wet in blended patches until you finish one wall; continue at the top of the next wall, moving around the room. Be sure to use the brush to cut in at all woodwork.
7. After the walls are completely dry (in general, let it dry overnight), spot touch any light spots by using the same blending technique.
If you're satisfied with the look, you're done. Or you can wait until the glaze is dry to add another layer of a different color. This second layer gives the glaze a deeper shade and has a softer and more blended appearance.
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