She told me I could bring it in and she’d lighten it up for me if the color wasn’t right. I wasn’t really concerned about it, because I knew I could build up layers and lighten any subsequent coats, and that a darker layer or two would add depth to the finished wall. So that’s how I ended up with such a dark color to begin with. When tinting primer, close enough is good enough. That’s not at all what this product is, but I think she was thinking she was tinting it more like a tinted textured primer that doesn’t really need to be a precise color. She kept telling me that they generally don’t tint this product because it’s used as a texture, and then you’re supposed to paint over the top with latex paint. That was much darker than I had intended it to be, but I seemed to have trouble communicating what I wanted with the girl working at Benjamin Moore that day. That first coat was pretty dark, and also had a lot of green in it. This is the product I used - Modern Masters Venetian Plaster in an ultra-deep tint base.Īnd this is the formula for the original dark teal… I started with a coat of Behr Aqua Rapids, and then troweled on the Modern Masters Venetian plaster finish on top of that. I’d love for you to join me on my actual website! You can click here to find this post on Addicted 2 Decorating. Note: If you’re reading this post on a website other than Addicted 2 Decorating, you’re on a website that steals content from bloggers, and is using my content without my permission. Even though it’s lighter, it looks much more velvety now than it did with just the first coat on it. So that’s why I’m thinking I might do one more coat this weekend just to lighten it up one more time.Īnd each new layer adds such a beautiful depth to the finish. It’s still not quite as light and soft as I had originally planned, though. It still has that velvety look, because that’s the nature of the Venetian plaster finish. So after two more coats, gradually getting lighter and lighter with each coat of the Venetian plaster finish, this is what my walls look like now… I love that spa look that I created with the original mock ups of the bathroom, and I can’t get that look with the darker walls. Here’s how it looked…īut after going back and looking at posts where I had shared my original plan for the bathroom, I decided to stick with lighter walls. But once I got the first coat of the darker teal on the walls, it was so gorgeous that I wondered if I might want to keep the walls dark. I had planned on the walls in the bathroom being a lighter teal, similar to what I have on my kitchen cabinets. When I showed you pictures of the walls after I had done the first coat, I was second-guessing the color. if it dries fast and you can second coat in one trip.I might have my Venetian plaster walls in the bathroom finished, but I’m going to live with them as they are for a day, and look at them throughout the day, and decide if I might want to do one more lighter coat. i don't do enough to try that but it looks like the smart thing to do. I also hear that some guys like to mix with the bags. I never tried the purple lid or the other color lids that are out now. That was one of the only times i used blue to tape and it has failed. that is the only call back though i have gotten to fix my drywall. I got called back about 6 months ago because the tape was starting to crack in spots, not really come off in strips but it wasn't even sticking great to the corner beads around the skylight openings. i used blue for the whole thing because it was easier to work with and I thought it would be ok. i did an addition, my first one, about 7-8 years ago, sun room with lots of windows, cathedral ceiling etc. my drywall guy even told me not to use BLUE to tape. i was always told from day one, green to tape and blue to second and third or even fourth in some cases. I am not a drywaller by trade but i have done enough of it on smaller jobs when my drywall sub won't get there. King of drywal and big bison i agree with what you guys are saying.
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