Looking for expert advice on sponging the walls of my young daughter's bedroom.
What type of sponge, and paint, is recommended?
Browse Forums Finishing Touch Re: Sponging Techniques?! 6Dec 02, 2007 1:35 pm Internal and External Building and Colour Consultant Online - Worldwide http://www.denovoconcepts.com Re: Sponging Techniques?! 8Dec 02, 2007 1:54 pm Internal and External Building and Colour Consultant Online - Worldwide http://www.denovoconcepts.com Re: Sponging Techniques?! 9Dec 03, 2007 9:31 pm royalblue A customer of mine had spent the last year renovating a $5 mill> mansion in Cottesloe. She has many works of art that she had stored ready to mount throughout. After the painting, she had me in to clean all her carpets and upholstery. I was unaware of the lime-wash affect on the walls. During the job, I had accidentally made some grubby marks on the walls with my vacuum hoses. I used a mild cleaner and a cotton towel to wipe the marks off, and The lime wash affect just wiped right off like dust, and left an ugly brown ring around where I cleaned it. So, the affect may be attractive, but avoid it anywhere that may have body contact. Ash. grrrross We didn't have too much trouble with our lime wash walls ... we even washed my daughter's lovely texta 'cave paintings' off the walls with heavy duty cleaner. On the other hand it was an old house and maybe the paint sank into thirsty walls. Dunno... but I'd be pretty annoyed if it rubbed off or was hard to wash There are so many lovely colours I don't imagine that paint effects offer a huge advantage (unless you are rendering external walls ... which is the filthiest job I have been talked into doing). NB: 40 degree temperatures + dulux texturecoat = disaster. |