Faux Limewash

Creating a beautiful faux limewash simply requires careful peripheral vision and a proper colorwash technique. Four colors are employed to produce this lightly textured Mediterranean finish. Prepare the walls with 2 coats of soy or clay based paint with an eggshell finish in a creamy hue. After the basecoat is cured, apply glaze mixture as a colorwash in a wedgewood blue hue on 95% of the wall. After the first coat of glaze is dry, colorwash the second coat of glaze mixture in a raw sienna hue to 70% of the wall. The 3rd color is a mixture of venetian red, glaze and water which is fly-specked to 5% of the wall with an old toothbrush—touch up any drips with a dampened cheesecloth. The final coat of the glaze mixture is applied as a colorwash in a burnt umber hue. This finish dries quickly and is quite durable.


Glaze recipe:
Mix 1 quart water-based glaze, 3 cups water-based wallpaper paste, 1 cup finely textured natural sand, and 2 teaspoons of dry pigment. Mix thoroughly and re-stir often.