Thursday, February 18, 2010

We have painted our bathroom wall a sienna gold;now we would like to sponge paint another color.?

i would like to sponge a nice color to go on top of the sienna gold paintWe have painted our bathroom wall a sienna gold;now we would like to sponge paint another color.?
You should not use a paint to sponge with. It dries to fast to create the effect that you are wanting. Go to Lowe's and get the American traditions glaze products. They have lots of colors to choose from, and they can even make a glaze from their paint chips. I like to use their pre mixed mocha over my gold tones, this combo creates a very rich, warm and inviting room. They even have a sea sponge roller cover to help you create the effect quickly instead of doing it by hand.We have painted our bathroom wall a sienna gold;now we would like to sponge paint another color.?
no do it blue
Have you considered using a burnt umber and a taupe. the three colors will add depth and all the colors are warm welcoming colors.
Depends on the effect that you want to achieve, if you want really dramatic pick a red or orange that would complement your gold or if you want something more subtle pick a color one or two shades close to your original color. Make sure to practice the sponging technique on scrap board before you try it on your wall.
blue, red or green
What about a green? That might be nice. My mom sponge painted her hallway in a taupe color and then sponged with a light metallic gold and it looks great. Green may be too bold for you. If you want it to be muted; I would just sponge over with a slightly darker color than the base color or a gold. Hope this helps. Good Luck!
Take your existing paint and after priming a large flat surface (cardboard, plywood), paint that surface with your existing color.





I'm sure you have some ideas as to how dramatic you want it to look. At paints places (I know they have it at Home Depot) you can get sample paint. Buy several and actually paint small sections of your large flat surface with the different samples you have.





After it dries, take it into the bathroom and look at it in your bathroom. The lighting in your bathroom will effect the feeling (dark, light, airy, spacious). You should have your answer there.





Light (natural or artificial), layout of bathroom, size will effect how dramatic is actually should be.
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