Impressive paint for walls: features of the choice and drawing

When interior decoration in the house, you can create not just smooth painted walls, but a beautiful relief surface with textured paint. This look will change the interior a lot, add original details to it. Next will be considered the varieties of textured wall paint, especially its selection and application.

Textured paint is a thick, viscous mass of high density based on acrylic and polymer components. The composition often add substances that when applied as if scratching the layer and form a beautiful relief surface. It can be quartz sand, granite or marble crumb of the smallest grit, crushed gas silicate, polymer fibers. To impart greater density, modified starch is added to the textured paint.

Various types of textured paint are used for exterior and interior works, for cladding facades, finishing walls and ceilings. In fact, This finishing material combines two functions at once - paints and decorative putty. Therefore, the repair is reduced at least twice. Most brands have ingredients that allow them to dry quickly to a thick layer 1-2 hours after application, so you will not have to wait long.

In addition, high-quality types of texture paint have the following advantages:

• do not contain acetone and other solvents in the composition, therefore, during works there is no persistent strong odor;
• created on the basis of harmless components, safe, does not corrode the skin when it comes into contact with hands;
• sufficiently resistant to damage and durable;
• when applied, fill small cracks and crevices, leveling the surface;
• resistant to moisture, temperature changes, the effects of fungus and bacteria;
• vapor permeable, so air will circulate in the room after the repair;
• these materials are fireproof.

Before deciding to finish the walls in the room with textured paint, you should remember some of its drawbacks:

• thick layers require a large consumption of material;
• if you want to repaint the wall section, then the old layer must be removed.

Despite these drawbacks, such paint is very practical and very popular when conducting modern repairs. Its main advantage for beginners is the ease of application. The process is clear and easy, not requiring complex construction tools. Many are satisfied and the advantage that the walls before painting do not need to putty.

According to its consistency, textured paint is much thicker than the usual types used for exterior and interior decoration: enamel, oil, acrylic. Therefore, when working with it will have to use several other tools and methods of application. The structural component is also different: if the main task of traditional types of paints is to make the wall smooth, then using a textured one, on the contrary, they achieve a relief surface.

The composition of textured paints, unlike other types, may include fine-grained insoluble elements, which, when applied, produce waves, roughness, or other volume effect.The components of these brands are extremely diverse - from natural sand to complex polymers.

Unlike other types of coloring materials, textured paint does not require to level the surface with base and finishing putty before applying. Ideally smooth walls, bred "under zero" are not needed, and this also simplifies the work.

For the interior walls are used several dozen types of textured paint. They differ in ingredients, purpose, shades and type of texture.

First, consider the most common textures of these materials:

• Mizuri - made on the basis of modified starch and acrylic fillers. With it, you can create a smooth or textured surface with smooth curved waves. Thanks to the pigments, you can get different shades, when drying the surface has a characteristic glossy sheen. A distinctive feature of this paint is that it is applied mainly by hand.

• "Marseilles wax" - paint based on artificial wax fillers.After drying, it looks like an aged stone with dark and light areas, the surface becomes shiny. This variety is a good protection against moisture and evaporation. It is applied to various rooms, the effect of a stone is capable to add refinement and nobility to an interior.
• Decorative paint "Wet silk" It contains cellulose or cotton fibers and coloring polymer pigments, which give different shades. The painted surface will not have such a voluminous relief as Mizuri, but its appearance will be very impressive. Different brands of “wet silk” with velvet or velor effect will bring a chic atmosphere to the interior, under the influence of light patterns will flow like silk threads, change their shade from different angles.

• Textured paint grade Atacama It contains quartz sand, which gives the effect of a rough surface. Special fillers give a cold metallic luster, it creates the feeling that the wall is covered with an old mirror or steel sheet, the look is very original and spectacular.
• Texture "shagreen" imitates unevenness of paint coating on concrete, metal or plaster.It looks like an orange peel or sandpaper. Depending on the components, “craters” on the surface can be from hundredths to several millimeters wide.

• Texture view "relief" with particulate matter can have a variety of effects: cracking, smudges, waves, bark beetle and others. To create the desired texture for paint, use certain methods of application. "Relief" can be monophonic or have several shades.
• Silk plaster or liquid wallpaper - This is a material for interior decoration. The composition has cellulose fibers and polymers, giving a special velvet effect on the wall. Mainly light shades are used.

Depending on the base, the textured paints may be as follows:

• Acrylic species possess high plasticity, are made on a water basis without solvents.Their dignity is harmlessness, the absence of odors, the ability to apply both at home and on the street. The disadvantages include poor protection from sunlight.
• Vinyl paint, possessing protection from external influences, are widely applied to front works. Due to the high ductility of these, it is difficult to obtain a volumetric texture. Good set with any surface.

• Silicate species contain liquid glass in composition, due to which they form a protective film when dry. It is therefore widely used in outdoor decoration. Of the shortcomings worth noting a big expense.
• Silicone paints apply to external and internal works. Very plastic and stand.
• Mineral textured paints cement-based moisture-proof and vapor-permeable, but sensitive to temperature extremes. Therefore, it is not recommended to use them for outdoor work.

Relief types and "Mizuri" have a large set of basic shades - from white to maroon."Marseilles wax" can be beige, brown, under a tree. The texture of the surface treated with Atacama paint can have a noble metallic luster of gold or silver. Shagreen leather textures are silvery black or light. Paint "wet silk" has a rich palette of colors: green, burgundy, dark blue, brown and others.

Manufacturer Amourcolor produces high-quality textured paints that are resistant to wear. Buyers have been given 3 product options: Tactite with a suede surface or mosaic, Perlata with the brilliance of pearls and Escenta with a variety of halftones. All paints are water-based, environmentally friendly.

Domestic manufacturer Lacra offers paints with different textures: relief, "Mizuri", "wet silk" and others. All products with high quality can be purchased at a bargain price.

Russian company VGT produces paints and varnishes since 1992. There is an opportunity to purchase various types of paints with texture: front and internal, water-based, crack-resistant.

Products ideally fit for our climate. On it, there are plenty of positive feedback.In the video below you can see the master class from the manufacturer of "VGT" on the application of textured paint with the effect of "Travertine".

Manufacturer from France Blancolor supplies many types of resistant materials for decorative wall decoration. Among them, the translucent paint Essuyables, silk based on cellulose fibers Tradimurs, with the effect of waxed plaster Effets Platre Cires and many other types.

Paints with the invoice from the manufacturer Clavel have a variety of colors, perfectly imitate silk, brocade, velvet on the walls. There are various types of design - from antique to modern. The composition uses environmentally friendly components.

In the bedroom, living room or hall it will be good to choose textured paint for velvet or silk, the choice depends on the rest of the interior details and the preferences of the owners. For the ceiling of a living room in an apartment, it is worth using not too prominent views, preferably light colors.

In rooms with high humidity, for a bathroom it is worth picking up waterproof or water-dispersion paint. In the kitchen, where the probability of pollution is high, a washable variety of such coatings will be relevant.

Making the right decoration with your own hands using this material will not be difficult. This work can be carried out even by beginners in the construction business. The wall that needs to be covered with textured paint does not need an ideal finishing putty, but major irregularities and cracks will have to be fixed. For this you can use cement mortar or epoxy putty. After that, the surface is cleaned from dust and primed with an acrylic primer of deep penetration.

Work best in rubber or rubber gloves. Despite the fact that most textured paints do not have a harmful effect on the skin, protecting your hands will not be superfluous. Before painting, protect floors and furniture from contamination, for example, cover them with plastic wrap.

Indoor interior paint is applied to the walls in several ways.

The double-fleeced roller is the most familiar tool for ordinary paints, it is also convenient for applying textured, not too thick formulations.

A thicker consistency can be applied with a spatula. Relief concentric patterns or waves can be created with a tool with a width of 10-15 cm. For smoother surfaces, you can use spatulas of 30-40 cm. At the same time it is better to make movements asymmetrical.

Especially for this type of work there are rubber spatulas-comb with fine teeth. After holding them on a layer of paint obtained fancy patterns. For the beauty of the finishing movement is to make long and uneven.

Many types of textured paint are applied by hand. The advantages of this method are that no tools are needed, and with the help of your hands and fingers you can create any pattern, it all depends on your own imagination.

To create fancy textures with textured paint, you can use any available objects, the fantasy is limitless here. Some make patterns with a broom or brush. In addition, you can create a stencil and paints with it.

A very unusual variant of textured paint in the form of a spray in cans. Due to the special composition of the substance, the jet directed at the wall forms a three-dimensional pattern. There are a lot of texture options: under stone, wood, granite chips, marble. Such a product is worth a lot, but its consumption is small, it is easy to work, and the effect is amazing. Among the manufacturers of textured paints in cans can be noted: Rust Oleum, ABRO, American Accents.

Textured paint in the style of "wet silk" adds warm colors in the interior.

The white color of the Mizuri style wall is bright and original.

Wall decor in the style of "Marseille wax" has an intense brilliance.

Volumetric textures in warm colors are suitable for any apartment.

Various options of texture that can be done without much effort with their own hands.