Has anyone painted a room with the Ralph Lauren Suede paint/technique?
dietzer
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Has anyone painted a room with the Ralph Lauren Suede paint/technique?
I really one to paint one of our bedrooms with this, but wanted to know if anyone had used it before and what you thought.
Jan05Bride
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I did it in my bedroom and my mother's kitchen. It's not too hard, but it is a lot of work. What I did was put on a basecoat of flat paint that matched the suede paint I was using. Then all you do it take a brush and make 'X's' on the walls. I think it needs two coats of the suede paint to cover completely and to get the 'suede-effect'. Your arm does hurt from the X motion though after a while!
I used the Cactus Green and the Light Beige colors.
The 'sand' in the paint makes the brush very thick and it can be a pain. Just make sure you have plenty of brushes and wash them really good at night.
ChristineC68
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We did this in our bedroom and it came out great. We cheated though - we rolled on the base coat & let it dry. Then DH rolled a second coat in smaller sections and I X'd behind him to get the texture. I don't think you could tell the difference and it went so much quicker.
Jan05Bride
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Great idea Christine. That would work too and MUCHHHH easier - unfortunately I was alone painting!
MarcellaBella
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My mom did.. it looks really cool..
dietzer
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Thanks for the info, girls! I'm definitely going to do it.
dubliner
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I did it too - well worth the work, but the walls eat up the paint!
Teri
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does anyone have any pics to show what this is? I can't picture it!
ChristineC68
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This is the best picture I have
August2004
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oooh, I love that. Very nice.
Teri
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ohh h- it is nice - it has some texture and depth to it
Thanks Christine!
Niecey
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Love the texture - Christine - looks great!
Diane
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Christine...looks GREAT!!! Can I ask what colors you used??
Junebride
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Suede - need smooth walls
Just for some info. I did it in the house before this one and it came out great - We loved it so much that we decided to do exactly the same thing in this house however, I didn't know that it doesn't work on textured walls - we kept doing the x's over and over and when it dried - nothing. It still looks nice but it doesn't have the suede effect.
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I just asked someone about this today...and they said they researched it...and said to be careful...if you have an active household...or do it to a active room...like foyer or LR...it could crumble off...
