Texture triumphs

Let’s face it.

We all want the high impact, with as little cost and effort as is possible!
We all have different definitions of what cost we view to be ‘little’ and the same could be said for effort!

I’m a huge fan of textures on walls, be it pannelling, board and batten or playing with plaster.
It’s an automatic injection of character, interest and history!

On my latest project, we were presented with layout issues, mould issues and lets face it - a very tired and totally uninspiring space.

First thing I did was assess the layout.
This wasn’t working.
The bed was facing away from the view and the light, and their view was into the master bathroom. (which may very well become our next project!)
Not only that, but Mrs, who has a full-time job AND runs a new start-up, had no workspace and had been working on the bed.

By turning everything 90* we could gain a view to outside, and gain space for a workspace and display unit for Mr's toys!

BUT most importantly was how to anchor these spaces?

We decided to create a textured wall behind the bed and to mirror the colour, but not the texture on the wall opposite. The rest of the walls were to be white.

I was inspired by another of my favourite Instagram friends: Joel, and decided this would be the perfect texture technique for this space:

Click to see how Joel did this textured wall look!

It’s simple really:
Compoud + paint + mix = pancake batter consistency
Slap on wall with spatular.
Ta da!

It was actually a lot easier than we thought it would be, and even when some slightly lighter patches showed up (where the plaster hadn’t been mixed as thoroughly as we thought), we decided we’d just paint the whole wall again when we were done with the texture, and it came up perfectly!

Check it out!

I absolutely love how classy and cozy this made the room feel, without taking a ton of money, effort and work! It’s a highly effective technique to give a lovely soft atmosphere, without shouting for attention. The way the lights catch it at night is also magical!

Here’s the finished room:

What do you think?
Let me know your thoughts or questions below! I can’t wait to hear how your texture experiments go!