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Toning Down
Blue Paint - Paint Fixers |
If you have chosen a blue paint that you
thought was just the right color and found it was nothing
like you expected it to look on your wall, you can tone it
down by color washing. Blue paint is a tricky color to
choose as it usually comes much deeper on your wall than
your paint sample.
A simple solution is to color wash with gray/cream tones. If
you have some gray latex (satin or flat/ not gloss) paint at
home, you can use it. Otherwise go to a craft store and buy
a 1 or 2 ounce sample of latex craft paint in cream or white
and one in gray. Tape your trim and use drop cloths as you
would on any paint job. Squirt about 2 teaspoons of white
and an equal amount of gray paint into a plastic bowl and
add about 1 ½ cups of water. Mix well. You can use more
cream or more gray depending on the tones you want, but a
mix of the two seems to give a softer tone. More cream will
lighten the color a bit. Experiment on your wall until you
have the color you want. You may add more water if
necessary. Using a cotton cloth, immerse the cloth in the
solution, wring out the excess liquid, and simply go over
your wall as if you were washing it. The paint will come on
in streaks at first, but keep blending it into the wall
until it is even. As it dries, you will notice a softer tone
to the blue.
This is a little scary to try at first, but if you don’t
like what you see at first, you can simply wash it
immediately with soap and water. It goes on very fast and is
much easier than repainting. I had what I thought was a soft
turquoise that turned out TURQUOISE on my wall. This
technique saved me the cost and work of repainting.
TIP: Wear rubber gloves when you do this, as the paint does
tend to get into your fingernails.
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