Painting - Faux painting
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Lionlamb
09-14-03, 02:19 PM
My familyroom is panelled with real ruff wood panelling (stained dark brown). I would like to refinish it so that it looks like barn siding in a blue-grey tone. Any suggestions as to how to accomplish this task are greatly appreciated.:confused:
toptosher
09-19-03, 08:03 AM
it would really be hard to get a faux finish on rough timber.. ill have to think about that one..
can you be more specific on the finish required?
can you be more specific on the finish required?
MarkNOK
09-19-03, 09:25 AM
It's been a something like 7 years ago, but one summer I worked on a friend's parents' house that had rough cedar paneling on the ceiling that was stained a blah brown. The painter used some sort of thinned paint (white), brushed it on, and wiped it off. The effect came off as gray, very aged looking. I can try to snap a picture next time I'm over there....noticeable improvement in appearance without having to rip all that paneling down. Unfortunately, I do not remember the exact mixture (I was only 20 years old and didn't care about such things!), I think it was paint mixed with paint thinner, but maybe this helps point you in a direction...
toptosher
09-20-03, 02:14 AM
Yes..The method he used was a simple colour wash..The problem with colourwashing a porous surface is that the timber just soak the thinned paint up..
To get a similar effect the siding must first be sealed with a base colour (background).
Then try drybrushing your second colour on top of this.. to do this dip your brush in the paint and remove excess by brushing it onto a bit of waste timber..Then brush with the grain onto the panels to achieve effect desired..
To get a similar effect the siding must first be sealed with a base colour (background).
Then try drybrushing your second colour on top of this.. to do this dip your brush in the paint and remove excess by brushing it onto a bit of waste timber..Then brush with the grain onto the panels to achieve effect desired..
Lionlamb
09-20-03, 03:41 PM
Originally posted by toptosher
Yes..The method he used was a simple colour wash..The problem with colourwashing a porous surface is that the timber just soak the thinned paint up..
To get a similar effect the siding must first be sealed with a base colour (background).
Then try drybrushing your second colour on top of this.. to do this dip your brush in the paint and remove excess by brushing it onto a bit of waste timber..Then brush with the grain onto the panels to achieve effect desired..
Thank you for your reply. I am going to try this dry brush method to get the barn-siding effect I am looking for on my paneling.
Yes..The method he used was a simple colour wash..The problem with colourwashing a porous surface is that the timber just soak the thinned paint up..
To get a similar effect the siding must first be sealed with a base colour (background).
Then try drybrushing your second colour on top of this.. to do this dip your brush in the paint and remove excess by brushing it onto a bit of waste timber..Then brush with the grain onto the panels to achieve effect desired..
Thank you for your reply. I am going to try this dry brush method to get the barn-siding effect I am looking for on my paneling.