Leather Look Wall Paint

How to create faux leather using kraft paper layers of ordinary brown kraft paper covered by a polyurethane glaze give a warm rich texture reminiscent of leather.

Leather look wall paint. So this look is achieved by first applying glue to your surface whether it s a wall or a ceiling and then you apply tissue paper. This will look like leather panels on your walls. Now for the faux leather look. Continue across the wall in this manner applying glaze and texturing the surface with the chamois tool and then a rag.

Pat it on the wall to remove some of the glaze image 1. When the glaze starts to dry press a damp cloth on the surface of the wall to soften the look image 2. The leather look will automatically draw the focus of your eyes away from the blemishes and allow you to see only soft supple leather. And this can just be white gift wrap tissue paper which you scrunch up and apply so you get this wonderful texture which is like old leather that is cracked up.

Fill in the walls with smooth overlapping strokes with a roller. A favorite piece of worn leather clothing or even an attractive thrift shop find can serve as inspiration for your project. After that you paint it and then put a glaze over it. Dip the chamois painting tool in water and squeeze out the excess.

The general idea is to lay the painters plastic over the glazed wall remove the plastic and have your first look at the leather texture. From our online exclusive decorative paint techniques with danielle hirsch of color splash. Before painting it s best to remove all the pictures from the walls including the nails move the furniture far enough away from the walls for easy access and give the walls a quick wash with a wet towel to. Put the luxurious look of soft leather on your walls using plastic grocery bags.

Either 2 4 foot wide strips from the ceiling to the floor or 4 4 squares. Apply a single coat of dark colored primer to the walls. The best way to do this is in sections. Paint subtle limestone look blocks on a wall using latex paints and tinting colors.