May 2, 2009 @ 2:24 pm
Has anyone ever used plaster in a decorative manner in a bathroom to hide a bad wall?
I recently took down wallpaper in my bathroom to find out the walls are in bad shape. Making them smooth is out of the question and so is wallpaper. What are your opinions on taking plaster and making streaks with the trowel all the way down the wall like waves in the plaster. Then painting it. I was hoping this would cover all the imperfections and keep the look updated. Any other ideas with plaster or any other way to cover would be appretiated.
Venetian Plaster effect would be nice but needs to have smooth walls to start which is my problem. So unfortunately that is not an option.
I just re-did my bathroom and faced the same problem. It turned out beautifully! I used what is called "sheet rocking mud" and slapped it on the walls, then used a home-made tool to texture. There are infinite ways to texture! Get creative! Here are some sites:
http://www.ehow.com/how_15412_texture-drywall.html
http://www.plaster-wall-ceiling-solutions.com/wall-texture.html
http://www.artoftexturing.com/
Happy remodeling!
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Posted by Lauren
February 10, 2010 @ 7:39 pm
Making stripes would just make it look unfinished, but making them look intentionally rough might work. An effect like stucco might look good, especially if you use a few different colors of paint. Try doing a search for "venetian plaster," you will be able to find techniques and good ideas as far as color too.
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Posted by B C
February 10, 2010 @ 8:05 pm
You can do something like you suggest.
Look at this link about Venetian Plaster:
http://www.valsparglobal.com/val/resident/pdf/VENETIANpage1234.pdf
If you go to the library and look for decorative finished or faux painting, you’ll find several techniques.
There is also something called sand coat or sand paint that has been around for decades. It’s a rough finish thick paint that is used expressly for the purpose you have now.
Texture Paint is also a third option, where the paint is smoother [than sand paint] and you swirl a pattern with a wallpaper like brush or a notched trowel.
That’s the best short answer I can give you right now.
You’ll have something to investigate and I have given you options that combine color and finish.
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Posted by Ryan M
February 10, 2010 @ 8:10 pm
I just re-did my bathroom and faced the same problem. It turned out beautifully! I used what is called "sheet rocking mud" and slapped it on the walls, then used a home-made tool to texture. There are infinite ways to texture! Get creative! Here are some sites:
http://www.ehow.com/how_15412_texture-drywall.html
http://www.plaster-wall-ceiling-solutions.com/wall-texture.html
http://www.artoftexturing.com/
Happy remodeling!
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Did it!
Posted by sbharveyz79400
February 10, 2010 @ 8:54 pm
I renovate houses, all you do is "skim" the walls. Any bumps, like major bumps beat them in softly with a hammer and skim over it. Basically a hole you can patch, a bump will obviously show. For someone who hasnt skim’d a wall before it can be quite difficult but it doesnt take long to get the hang of it. Use a wide blade 12”. You really cant do anything you can’t fix. Sand between coats with light sandpaper to buff out lines.
By the way you usually have to skim the wall after wall paper removal, they go hand in hand on a checklist. Good luck.
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Posted by swirlygirl
February 10, 2010 @ 9:39 pm
(Do you mean plaster of paris?) I was actually guessing that you meant you would be using joint compound (aka drywall "mud") to cover over the wall imperfections. I don’t know if what you are suggesting would work – I imagine it would depend on how deep/large the imperfections were. You can’t slather on joint compound too thick or it will crack. Instead, you need to do a thin amount, let it dry, smooth it (either sand it or smooth it with a wet sponge (which is less messy), and then reapply until you build it up to where you want it. That will work and you can have a perfect surface you can work with, instead of one you are trying to cover up. If you have an outright hole in the wall, you should put a patch in first. A comparably sized piece of leftover drywall (which is about $5 for a full sheet) or anything you can fill up the hole with, a little bit of fiberglass drywall tape to tape the patch in place (a whole roll is only about $5 or less.), and then the drywall mud (and a trowel) is all you will need. (A 5 gallon container of joint compound is only about $8 or $9.) It’s not too expensive of a project. It just takes a little while because it can take several hours to a day for each application of mud to dry (depending on how thick it is put on), but when you’re done, your wall will be ready for you to do whatever you want after that. Just make sure you paint primer onto your new surface to seal it from moisture. Good luck.
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Posted by Aj~
February 10, 2010 @ 10:23 pm
I agree w/ the lady that just DID IT! U don’t need Venetian Plaster to DO Venetian Plaster. IF that’s what u’r aiming for. U need to decide what type of style u would like in u’r bathrm. I ‘ve done the plastering on walls w/o using the "orginal" venetian plaster & they came out great!
U can do all types of designs w/ all types of objects/tools/etc… u jst have to experiement & try it on a place.. say in u’r garage wall. U can use plastic bags & scrunge them up & pull away.. u can use rollers… u can use combs…u can u stiff old hard brushes… u can use a trowel… u can use bubble wrap… i could go on & on…
then paint over it… u can do a two tone paint or jst solid color BUT the lst coat WILL soak in a lot so keep that in mind. I mite try KILZ brand paint b/c it’s thicker esp. for a bathrm since it won’t b huge like a bdrm. Walmart carrys it.
Hope that helps~
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