Leathering a Wall

Paint and plastic bags can be used to create the look of leather on a painted wall.

Materials:

• plastic bags
• paint rollers
• china bristle brushes
• latex glaze
• cheesecloth
• water bottle
• latex paint in eggshell
• top-coat glaze

Steps:

1. Paint a base coast and allow it to dry
2. Using a 1:1 ratio of latex paint to latex glaze dip a crunched up plastic bag and dab on the wall continually crunching the bag to change the pattern.
3. Lightly dab
4. Use a dry brush to take off any excess paint
5. Let the wall dry completely
6. Apply top-coat glaze with a roller over the whole wall to blend colors and add luster. A damp cheesecloth will smooth any dark spots the roller leaves behind.

Hayden Manders