How to Lime Wash Walls
- 1). Lay the drop cloths on the floors. Apply painter's tape around any electrical outlets, along the ceiling, and along the floorboards.
- 2). Pour a water-based paint or a flat, oil-based interior paint into a paint tray. Dip the roller into the paint tray and move it back and forth until it is coated.
- 3). Paint the wall surfaces with the base paint. Apply the paint by pressing the roller into the wall and moving in even, up and down strokes until you have covered all of the walls. Remove the painter's tape. Let the paint dry overnight. Rinse out the roller and the paint tray and leave them to drip-dry.
- 4). Dip a paintbrush into the lime wash. Press the paintbrush onto a wall and move it in a "v" shape. Repeat the "v" motion in a 2-foot-by-2-foot area of the wall until the paintbrush has no more lime wash on it.
- 5). Dip the paintbrush in the lime wash again and move to the next 2-foot-by-2-foot area on the wall. Repeat the "v" motions in that small area. Continue lime washing small sections until you cover all walls. Let the lime wash dry overnight. Remove the drop cloths.
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