You can see the difference between the skim-coated surface on the bottom of this shot, and the textured wall above. Don’t worry, you’ll easily be able to smooth those out further as the coating dries, and even add more mud if you need to. You can see that the compound can have bubbles in it, and you may notice some air bubbles forming as you spread the mud on the walls. As it dries, the compound becomes harder to scrape, so the final swipes with the taping knife can create a fairly smooth surface without a bunch of seam lines. Work in about a 2 foot area pulling the compound down and down, then across and across in smooth motions until it begins to set a little bit. Scraping right on top of the existing texture, pulling the compound down the wall will start to fill the holes and create a smooth surface.ģ. You’ll see that the long taping knife makes creating a smooth surface pretty simple. Once you have the mud in the pan, use the longer taping knife to scoop a couple inches of compound up, then with the mud facing the wall, simply spread in a smooth motion down the wall. The process of layering it onto the wall is also a little like smoothing peanut butter onto a piece of bread and going all different directions until it stays perfectly smooth. It has the texture of creamy peanut butter. Scoop some of the pre-mixed compound into the mud pan. ![]() Smaller putty knives for details Step-By-Step Instructionsġ. What you will need:Īll-Purpose Joint Compound (I got mine at Home Depot in the box, and next time I’ll get the bucket for ease.) I looked at a few tutorials before attempting on my own, and as I began I actually developed a little different method that really worked quickly and easily. The texture itself is made of a spray-on joint compound, and since my walls were painted with a flat paint, I had no prep work before I got started. It refers to spreading a layer of joint compound over the walls to fill in the bumps and valleys in the texture effectively creating a smooth surface. The process of smoothing textured walls with skim-coating is fairly common. Needless to say I was thrilled with the plan to bring it to life. Even with a little effort and some cool details the space is pretty boring. Here you can see a styled shoot of the bathroom. I was told that the walls get this knockdown texture treatment to hide imperfections in the sheetrock seams, but I’ve lived in a lot of places with sheetrock and flat walls, so I’m not sure what is really going on. What you can see is the heavily textured wall. I had previously stained the tile grout, which made a great improvement on the even-more-boring before. It was a regular day, towels off the rack (probably in the laundry) and nothing to make the space look cool at all. Let me show you the process that took this space from boring to brilliant.įirst, the sad before: This photo mostly looks sad because it wasn’t styled. I’m already scheming my next wallpaper project! I’ve partnered with Walls Need Love to share the DIY in this post! Once you get the hang of it, you’ll want to smooth and wallpaper all the rooms in the house. Adding the skim coat to smooth the textured walls was super inexpensive and a very simple process. Skim Coat to Smooth Textured WallsĪfter lots of research I determined that a simple skim coat would do the trick to smooth the walls enough to add the paper. Rather than being boring and basic, bathrooms are a place where you can go a little crazy and get away with it! By using this amazing Legend of the Jackalope wallpaper, I instantly added personality, humor, and the modern southwestern bohemian vibe that I love so much. ![]() ![]() It turns out that the small area of our guest bathroom, combined with it’s irregular use made it a perfect opportunity to create a really fun room. They were all basics that I liked, but pretty boring. At the very least they were a low priority for me, which is why when we built our house brand new, I left the bathrooms with all builder-grade basics. Until I started working on this project to wallpaper my guest bathroom, I had no idea how much I would love this little space! I had previously thought that bathrooms weren’t central or seen enough to be worthy of much investment or design consideration. ![]() This post will share how to smooth textured walls in preparation for wallpaper! You can add wallpaper directly over texture, but all of the texture will show through, making the finished wallpaper as bumpy and uneven as the wall beneath. I knew that before I put it up, I would have to get rid of the ugly, heavily textured Texas walls. Though I’ve loved the idea of wallpaper for a long time, this was my first experience using it.
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