How to Limewash Interior Walls | DIY Paint from Scratch
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- Опубліковано 14 жов 2024
- Beginner’s guide to Limewash for Interior walls, perfect for anyone looking to add organic texture and visual interest.
Looks beautiful in many interior design styles including Japandi, Wabi Sabi, and Biophillic Designs.
🎨 MATERIALS
Hydrated Lime
Water
Natural Rare Earth Pigments (Yellow Ocre, Natural Umber, Burnt Umber, Sienna)
Wide Stain Brush
Acrylic Primer
Alum Salt
Grour & Dry Wall Attachement
Paint Roller Frame
Paint Roller Applicator
Containers and Buckets
Drop Cloths or Tarps
Painter's Tape
Gloves
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Gorgeous! Definitely wanting to do this to a wall in my home in a light Dusty Pink. Thank you for sharing!
Of course! I encourage you to limewash your home. It’ll look so beautiful 🥰
A lot of processes, you guys can all do it , wonderful job
Thank you 🙏🏼🥰
Beautiful !
I appreciate how you present your work.
Your detailed information 👌 kept me interested all the way until the end.
TY 😊
I’m glad it was informative! Really appreciate your kind words 🥰
Thank you so much for sharing!! I want to ask: 1. Is there any other brand for Mineral Based Pigment that you recommend? 2. How many roughly should I buy the pigment? (In your Total Cost it seems we'll only need 1,050 ml or 35 OZ)? 3. As far as I understand, Patina Coat is the Top Coat in your Project. If I want to put another top coat for durability, is there any suggestion?
Maple actually wanted to do this!
Omg you guys should try! It gives such a calming feel. I love my walls. It also acts as a permanent backdrop. Such a vibe 🙌🏼
Excellent job.
If you touch the walls after so long, do you get coulor in your hands? Is it stable?
The color doesn’t come off the walls. The limewash feels like it’s calcified. Hope that helps
@@Kelly_Tang thank you so much for all info! I m gone try it, inside as well for external walls.
Can you use this on an exterior wall?
@@Kelly_Tang
Great job ! I’m in the process of doing the same thing ! But I’m kinda confused about the primer to use ? The one you used doesn’t mention that it’s a mineral based, is it ? And does it have to be a mineral based one ? I’m having hard time finding one :(
Thank you very much! The primer I used is a shellac based primer. You should be able to find that brand at your hardware store. If you can’t find BIN, sherwin Williams also makes a shellac based primer. Hope this helps and good luck with your project! LMK if you have any other questions 🫶🏼
@@Kelly_Tang alright thank you so much 😊
Hi, thanks so much for the tips. Can you tell me the square footage / size of the room that you limewashed in this video? Thanks!
Hi Rebecca, I’m glad you found the video helpful! The room is about 150-200 square feet.
So helpful! How much pigment did you use approximately for a bucket of the lime wash? Grams? Ounces? Teaspoons?
Sorry, one other question - could you clarify what the difference between wash coat and patina coat is? Thanks!
@@beccables Hi! For the primer and patina coat, I used 1 part alum salt : 1 part natural pigment : 10 parts lime putty or hydrated lime powder : 40 parts water
Each part I used was about a cup. It’s measured in parts so you can scale up or down depending on the size of your space.
@@beccables for the wash coat (which is the main coat), the portion is: 1 part alum salt : 1 part natural colorant : 10 parts hydrated lime powder : 20 parts water
Can you do a video showing the steps with the preparation?
Are you mixing the three colors together in the patina
Yes, I mixed all three colors in the patina
Did you got any irritated skin? because hydrated lime supposed to be little caustic🤖They recommend using eye and hand protection 😉
Yes 😝 It dried out my hands! Learn from my experience and wear proper protection 😅
do you have to completely sand off the old wall from paint?
Nope. Just paint it with a shellac primer before line washing to ensure adhesion
@@Kelly_Tang
I have ugly textured walls; texture of orange peel or maybe a bit worse than that. Do I need smooth walls for limewash or is the texture ok?
Smooth walls would be best but I have textured walls and it adhered. It was just a bit difficult ensuring all the grooves were covered by paint. I’d imagine orange peel would be more challenging.
Thanks@@Kelly_Tang I will do a test board.
@@meloearth Keep us updated on whether or not it worked for you. I’d love to know and it’ll be useful for others as well!
@@Kelly_Tang It will be a few months before I can get to it but I will update here when it happens. I detest the texture I have so much that I may try to smooth it out some with joint compound first. The limewash will not fill in and it's just too much. I may use the JC and not totally smooth it but create a tuscan wall type of light texture, and then limewash. Thanks for your video!
@@meloearth Wow, lots to look forward to! The Tuscan wall is already a great look. I’m excited to hear how the lime-wash adheres to it! Take your time :)!
How do you choose a colour? Do the natural pigments turn out how you thought they would??
I wanted a light brown color so I mixed up pigments that would match. I had to do a few swatches on the wall before I got the color I wanted.