1. How to Create a Color & Wash Finish | Behr Paint

  2. Find how to create a color & wash finish on home interior walls with this guide from Behr Paint.

  3. How to Create a Color & Wash Finish, color and wash finish, faux finish, how to create a faux finish, decorative finish, how to create a decorative finish, textured finish, paintworld, paint calculator, primer guide

  4. Let Behr Paints and Faux Finishes show you how to use Premium Plus With Style Faux Glaze to create a color and wash finish on your walls. Let the how to guide from the experts at Behr show you how to achieve the exact look you want in your home.

  5. A Faux Finish is easily created by applying one or more colored glazes over a new or existing base color. Interested in using your existing surface color as the base color? No problem, as long as it is in good condition. If you’re choosing a new base color, we recommend PREMIUM PLUS ULTRA® or PREMIUM PLUS® Interior Paint in a Eggshell, Satin, or Semi-Gloss Enamel sheen.

  6. This project uses 2 topcoat glaze colors. To prepare the first topcoat glaze color, pour 1 part PREMIUM PLUS ULTRA® or PREMIUM PLUS® paint (one quart) and 4 parts FAUX GLAZE (one gallon) into a bucket and mix the contents thoroughly. For a more see-through or transparent look, add extra faux glaze to the mixture. For a denser or more opaque glaze color, add more paint to the mixture. The mixture will generally cover approximately 400 sq. ft. Use this same 1:4 ratio in the preparation of the second topcoat glaze color.

    TIP: Mix the entire quantity of glazing color needed for each glaze before you start painting. Combining the contents produces uniformity of color. This intermixing is called “boxing.”

  7. Pour the first color glaze mixture into a paint tray and work a 6” mini roller into the glaze until it is fully loaded. To remove excess glaze, roll the tool on the ribbed area of the paint tray.

    TIP: Test your technique and color combinations on a practice board before you begin your project.

  8. Starting at the top corner of your project, roll a very thin coat of this first glaze color onto a small section. You do not have to cover the base color completely with the colored glaze.

  9. Quickly and in the same section, brush on short, random strokes of the second glaze color with a BELLAGIO FAUX™ Brush.

    TIP: Be sure to leave some of the base and first glaze color showing.

  10. While the colored glazes are wet, follow your treatment with a pad applicator. In both small and large overlapping crisscross motions, gently blend the glaze colors together.

    TIP: The more you use the pad applicator, the softer the finish will look.

  11. Continue to work in small sections. Overlap and blend each section as you go to avoid hard edges.

    TIP: Stand back and preview your work periodically to ensure an even look.

  12. Repeat the process until the project is complete.

  13. Colors Used: Base Color: Sandstone Cove 730C-2, Glaze Color: Castle Hill 750B-5, 2nd Glaze Color: Bear Rug S-G-790

  14. How to Create a Color & Wash Finish

  15. Follow these easy steps to create this faux look in your home.
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  34. Start with a Base Color
  35. A Faux Finish is easily created by applying one or more colored glazes over a new or existing base color. Interested in using your existing surface color as the base color? No problem, as long as it is in good condition. If you’re choosing a new base color, we recommend PREMIUM PLUS ULTRA<font face='Superscript'>®</font> or PREMIUM PLUS<font face='Superscript'>®</font> Interior Paint in a Eggshell, Satin, or Semi-Gloss Enamel sheen.<br><br>
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  37. Step 1
  38. This project uses 2 topcoat glaze colors. To prepare the first topcoat glaze color, pour 1 part PREMIUM PLUS ULTRA<font face='Superscript'>®</font> or PREMIUM PLUS<font face='Superscript'>®</font> paint (one quart) and 4 parts FAUX GLAZE (one gallon) into a bucket and mix the contents thoroughly. For a more see-through or transparent look, add extra faux glaze to the mixture. For a denser or more opaque glaze color, add more paint to the mixture. The mixture will generally cover approximately 400 sq. ft. Use this same 1:4 ratio in the preparation of the second topcoat glaze color.<br><br><font face="Frutiger67Condensed">TIP:</font> Mix the entire quantity of glazing color needed for each glaze before you start painting. Combining the contents produces uniformity of color. This intermixing is called “boxing.”<br><br>
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  42. Step 2
  43. Pour the first color glaze mixture into a paint tray and work a 6” mini roller into the glaze until it is fully loaded. To remove excess glaze, roll the tool on the ribbed area of the paint tray. <br /><br /><font face="Frutiger67Condensed">TIP:</font> Test your technique and color combinations on a practice board before you begin your project.
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  47. Step 3
  48. Starting at the top corner of your project, roll a very thin coat of this first glaze color onto a small section. You do not have to cover the base color completely with the colored glaze.
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  52. Step 4
  53. Quickly and in the same section, brush on short, random strokes of the second glaze color with a BELLAGIO FAUX<font face='Superscript'>™</font> Brush. <br /><br /><font face="Frutiger67Condensed">TIP:</font> Be sure to leave some of the base and first glaze color showing.
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  57. Step 5
  58. While the colored glazes are wet, follow your treatment with a pad applicator. In both small and large overlapping crisscross motions, gently blend the glaze colors together. <br /><br /><font face="Frutiger67Condensed">TIP:</font> The more you use the pad applicator, the softer the finish will look.
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  62. Step 6
  63. Continue to work in small sections. Overlap and blend each section as you go to avoid hard edges. <br /><br /><font face="Frutiger67Condensed">TIP:</font> Stand back and preview your work periodically to ensure an even look.
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  67. Step 7
  68. Repeat the process until the project is complete.
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  72. <font face="Frutiger67Condensed"><font face="Frutiger76Italic">Colors Used:</font></font> Base Color: Sandstone Cove 730C-2, Glaze Color: Castle Hill 750B-5, 2nd Glaze Color: Bear Rug S-G-790

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