Wall textures don’t just add depth and drama to your space but also help to conceal imperfections on your walls. Are you not willing to spend a fortune to invest in an electric texture sprayer or any other fancy painting tool to introduce interior wall texture into your space? You would be delighted to know that you can get a professional-looking textured wall with just a drywall compound and a paint roller.
Creating wall textures with the help of a roller is a great way to save time, money and effort. Clueless about how to go about with it? Here is a comprehensive guide that will help you master the art of creating exterior and interior wall textures with a paint roller.
Clean your walls
You must never skip this step. Clean your walls to ensure that you get rid of the dust and debris on them before you paint them.
Gather your painting tools
You would typically need drop cloths, drywall compound, paint roller, paintbrush, extension pole, paint pan, painter’s tape, 5-gallon bucket, power drill, mixing paddle, cardboard and drywall primer.
Prep your workspace
Cover all your furniture and put a drop cloth on the floor, so that you don’t create a mess. Make sure that the room is well ventilated.
Apply painter’s tape
Mask off painter’s tape at the borders and cover your electric boards and doorknobs and handles before you start your DIY wall texturing session.
Mix the mud
Take your drywall compound into a 5-gallon bucket and pour a small amount of water into it. Use a power drill or a mixing paddle and carefully mix your compound. Make sure that you use a pair of protective goggles while using a power drill or any other tricky painting tool.
Keep on adding water to the compound until you achieve the desired consistency. A pro tip is to add water little by little to avoid pouring excess water and making the mud too thin. Make sure that your mud mixture is thin enough that you can roll it but not so thin that it drips from your paint roller and paintbrush.
Test on a cardboard
To avoid ruining your walls, you must test rolling your mud mixture on a piece of cardboard. If you feel that the consistency is too thick, then add water. Add more drywall compound if you feel that the mud mixture is too thin. Once you have achieved your perfect consistency, you are ready to roll.
Roll the mud
You can pour the mud mixture on a paint pan and attach an extension pole to your paint roller to easily reach the ceiling of your room. Make sure that you load your paint roller evenly with the compound so that you get a professional finish. Roll from the top corner of the room and roll down till you reach the base of your wall. Continue doing this till you cover an entire wall.
Use a paintbrush
Your paint roller might not be able to reach every nook and cranny of your wall. That is where a paintbrush comes in handy. Use a paintbrush to create wall textures in corners and edges where a paint roller can’t do justice.
Let the mud dry
Let the mud cure completely before you touch the walls. You can consider going for a second coat of texture if you want a professional finish. After the mud dries completely, you can seal the texture using a primer. This will ensure that your interior wall texture lasts you for a long period.
Remember you don’t need fancy tools to create an interior or exterior wall texture. Feel like you could use some professional help for creating exterior wall textures? Hire Asian Paints Safe Painting Service and let their experts help you decorate your walls in a way that will make your guests swoon.
