Faux Marble Wall Paint Tourniquet

Use this faux marble paint treatment to create realistic looking marble walls in your home on a budget. This faux marble wall paint technique would look awesome in a front hall for an expensive looking entryway.

Marble Walls are an expensive luxury that most of us just cannot afford. If you have existing Wall though, you can easily paint your own faux marble Wall that will fool everyone who sees them.

With a little paint and some elbow grease you can easily paint your own faux marble paint technique on your Walls.

This project will cost you about $150. You should be able to complete your faux marble Walls in one weekend, but a lot some extra days to apply coats of polyurethane to protect your hard work.

To Faux Paint Your Marble Walls You Will Need:

Paint tray
3 china bristle brushes
artists paint brushes
latex paint, eggshell sheen: (base coat: Antique White); three or four marble-like colors (Tatimi Tan, Jute Brown, Coyote Trail 1224, Leather bound) - These paint colors are form Sherwin Williams
sea sponge
water bottle
latex primer (Kilz)

Latex glaze
cheesecloth
plastic containers
fine sandpaper
paper towels, rags or old t-shirts
semi-gloss acrylic varnish
foam roller and handle

Painter's tape

Start by priming the entire Wall by rolling on a coat of high quality latex base primer. Use a smooth paint roller. This latex base primer will be smelly, so open your windows if at all possible.

Once this primer has dried look around to see if your Walls needs a light sanding. If the surface is smooth, you can move on to the next step. If you find rough areas or dirt, then sand and paint again.

Now, take three different small painter's buckets and mix one part of each of the 3 marble-like colors with one part water and one part latex glaze. You want this to be a thick mixture, but not gooey.

Squirt the Tatimi Tan and Leather Bound mixtures onto a small area on the wall, and then use a clean dry rag to smudge the edges.