The wall covering in the designer room is a silk-grass cloth with handpainted orchid trees. The covering is valued at over $2,300. Below the paper is custom-built, raised-panel wainscoting. To replicate the walls, the team uses a faux paint treatment and wood molding. To start, the upper two-thirds of the walls are painted warm beige, while the lower one-third gets painted white. Dark brown branches were handpainted on the beige walls. Next, a light coat of the beige base color is painted over the branches to soften up the brown. Then small, delicate white flowers are painted onto the branches.
To replicate the raised panels on the lower wall, Jamie uses chair-rail molding and wood trim. He fastens the molding over the line where the white and beige paint meet. He then nails the trim to the walls in squares and rectangles to replicate raised panels. The nail holes are filled with chalk and then given a coat of white paint. Total cost of the wall project: $200.
Tip: Faux painting is an easy and inexpensive way to mimic wall texture. You may feel uncomfortable painting freehand, but try it before you dismiss it altogether. If you don't like it, you can always paint over it and then use stencils.
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