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Use paint to dress up a room with the look of fine fabric. Watch Video Time Day Price Range $50 - $100 Difficulty Easy to Moderate Highlights: Step 1: Prep and Prime Step 2: Make Vertical Strokes Step 3: Create Horizontal Streaks Step 1: Prep and Prime Prepare the walls for painting. Prime and once dry, apply the base coat. Let dry. Mix one part top coat with two parts water and one part glaze. Note:  Strie is also called dragging. Some tips to consider: Walls should be in good condition for this technique. This technique is straightforward, but you have to work fast. Don't overwork the paint to avoid gumming up the streaking effect. Thinning the paint with too much water causes drips and sagging in the finish. Step 2: Make Vertical Strokes Spray the paint pad with water, which will allow you to manipulate the mixture better before it dries. Dip the pad into the paint mixture (less is more with this techni...

Sometimes those flat monotone wall colors create a boring environment, especially for the home that you spend most of your life in. Surrounding yourself in dull colors is the worst way to to have a productive and energized day, so make that change! Creating a more lively living space is a great refresher for your home, and we have just the way to do it! We know that these detailed paint jobs can get quite expensive, so we've looked high and low for the easiest, cheapest, and most stylish alternatives-- perfect for the next weekend project! Anyway, wallpaper and accent walls are sooo last year-- so check out a few of these DIY painting techniques that will bring a new texture or pattern to your walls. The first couple great ideas we came across are from the Spanish craft site,  Esmi Hobby . This site is full of great home projects (if you can read Spanish), and had some unique ideas on decorating the walls of your home! Our very favorite technique of theirs was the yarn roller...