When an interior painter paints the interior of the house, he usually uses a basic color that is applied with a roller or brush in a flat finish. If you want to add a different style to your home, there are other interior painting techniques that can be used. For example, a faux finish produces appearances of natural elements such as marble or stone.

murals

These painted scenes cover an entire wall of the room. This type of interior painting technique is used in a child’s room. Sometimes they will cover all four walls of a child’s room with simple shapes done in bright colors. When an interior painter paints a mural in other rooms in the house, he limits them to one wall and is more sophisticated. A common type of mural is that of nature scenes.

decorative painting

Using these techniques, an interior painter will apply swirls of paint with a brush to create ocean waves, flowers, and other patterns. They can be used on the walls or in the borders. Accent paint can be applied to the backsplash tiles instead of the walls behind the stove or sink area.

• Stenciling – This is done by applying color using sponges or brushes inside a cut out shape. This will create a pattern when you remove the stencil. This method is used primarily in country-themed homes. Templates are made in the middle or along the top of the wall as a border or even on the risers of the stairs. The stencil does not need artistic skill to create the images. All you need to do is spread the color inside the cutout shape on the stencil.

• Stripes: This is about filling the color inside the lines of a particular space. The interior painter will place heavy duty tape in straight lines on the wall. The further the tape is placed, the wider the stripes will be. After painting the wall, the masking tape is removed, revealing light streaks. If you want to add colors, you can tape both sides of the stripe and paint between the strips of tape. When you remove the strips of masking tape, you will have a strip of color between the main colors of the wall.

• Sponge: This is a very simple technique to add decoration to your walls. All the interior painter has to do is dip a sponge into the paint and stamp it onto the walls. To give more depth to the mottled results, different shades of the same color in dark, light and medium tones. When performing this painting technique, a type of porous or natural sponge should be used to obtain a strong texture.

Use these techniques to add your personal touch to the room.