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PAINTING TECHNIQUE WALL IDEAS


DECORATIVE BORDERS

If your looking for painting technique wall ideas, other than borders,
you might want to check out this faux finish page or ideas page to help you out.

When on that page or any other page of this website, blue underlined titles are links to pages and should help with all of your border ideas and painting technique wall projects.

There are an assortment of borders to choose from to inhance your painting technique wall ideas.

The descriptions below will explain each type to use in your home.
WALL PAPER BORDERS LINK

The paper border is one of the most versatile design items to use when doing a decorative painting technique wall idea. The wallpaper border works well for almost any room and can be used as the color palette for your entire home.

There are many decorators who will find a border in a store, utilize the papers colors for a room and disregard the border it self. The wallpaper border link will help you in applying your chosen colored paper.
DECOUPAGE BORDERS

When it comes to decoupage there are virtually no limits to the prints you can use for your painting technique wall scheme. All that’s needed is a picture and a photo copy machine.

By using an assortment of resources from your local library you'll have a supply of art for the entire home. Use this decoupage border link to learn techniques for adding some art to your walls.
STENCILING BORDERS LINK

With the help of a cut out, (home made or purchased) a brush and some paint you'll discover how much fun stenciling is. This application works best when you need perfect color harmony while doing a painting technique wall design.

The stenciling border link can give you how to advice for dabbing paint on almost any surface.
STAMPING BORDERS

This is probably the most economical way to apply a painted border. With the use of numerous household items and a little imagination stamping is the easiest way to create borders.

Try this technique in a child's bedroom. The stamping borders link will give directions for pressing on a favorite complementary painting technique wall color.
MOULDING BORDER LINK

Your local building supplier carries a number of decorative wood and plaster moldings including crown, chair rail, baseboards etc. Each will enhance a room from floor to ceiling.

Use the molding borders link for advice on the types of products you can buy and ways to properly apply them to your walls.
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Looking for painting technique wall design solutions other than decorative borders, click the home link. You should be able to find an idea or project by reading the text.

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