{"id":1658,"date":"2014-01-14T07:22:31","date_gmt":"2014-01-14T07:22:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.propertydecorating.co.uk\/blog\/?p=1658"},"modified":"2014-01-14T07:22:31","modified_gmt":"2014-01-14T07:22:31","slug":"feature-walls-how-to-paint-a-feature-wall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.propertydecorating.co.uk\/blog\/?p=1658","title":{"rendered":"Feature Walls : How To paint a feature wall"},"content":{"rendered":"

Feature Walls : How To paint a feature wall<\/h1>\n

Feature walls have become very popular in recent years, they are a great way of giving a room a new look without the expense of changing everything in a room or completely redecorating. Simply by re-painting the feature wall can transform the look of a room. You can also follow the latest trends simply by re-decorating the feature wall.<\/p>\n

Feature walls can be painted or wallpapered, it is personal choice and it will depend on the type of look you are going for.<\/p>\n

Sometimes a feature all is called an accent wall<\/a>, but they are both the same thing.<\/p>\n

Deciding on paint for a feature wall<\/h2>\n

Deciding on what colour paint to buy for a feature wall will be determined by how the remaining walls have been decorated, typically a contrasting colour is used. But if the other walls have been wallpapered you can pick a colour from the paper to use as the feature wall colour.<\/p>\n

Once you have decided on the colour for your feature wall you can buy the paint, you can buy ‘Feature Wall’ paint, this is just over a litre in size and should be enough to paint one wall. You don’t have to go this route, you can buy any colour in any sized can of paint. You could even use leftover paint if it suits your needs. <\/p>\n

If you are unsure how much paint you will require for your feature wall, give our paint calculator<\/a> a go, simply fill in the required figures and hit the calculate button and you will be told how many litres you need to by for your given area.<\/p>\n

Painting a feature wall<\/h2>\n

To paint your feature wall, you can either mask the adjoining walls, skirting and ceiling with low tack masking tape, then cut in with a brush around the edge of the feature wall, just overlapping the masking tape but being careful not to paint any other surface. The use a roller to fill in the main wall area. By using masking tape you should achieve a straight line.<\/p>\n

If you are confident in cutting in you can cut in without masking up. Cutting in is the term used whereby you use a paintbrush to go up to an adjoining surface, be it a wall, ceiling or skirting boards.<\/p>\n

Once you have cut in or painted up to the masking tape and painted the first coat onto your feature wall, allow the paint to fully dry before applying a second coat. When you have painted the second coat you can remove the masking tape, if you used any.<\/p>\n

Making a statement<\/h2>\n

By painting a feature wall you are making a statement, and making this one wall the focal point of a room. You may want to do this to highlight some pictures that are hanging on the wall, you maybe make a fireplace the focus of the room or simply it can give orientation to a room.<\/p>\n

Whatever the reason for painting a feature wall, it can quickly and easily transform any room and give a focal point to an area of a room.<\/p>\n

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