How to Paint a Textured Accent Wall

Supplies you will need:

Unsure of what your accent colors should be? Reference the color wheel for matching colors starting with your base coat. For cool colors, consider blue, grey, and white. For warm colors, think orange, yellow and white. For monochromatic, stick to shades of one color (light, medium, dark).

1. Start with your base coat.

For this project, we started with a yellow base coat on a paneled wall.

2. Prep your broom.

Knead and fan out your grass broom to get it ready for painting.

Tip: You will apply your colors based on the tone of your furniture. For example, if you are using cool colors and have light colored furniture, start with your lighter color at the top of the wall and your darker colors at the bottom of the wall.

3. Start with your top color.

Apply the color with your broom from the top of the wall and work your way to a little more than half way down the wall.

4. Make each stroke uneven and fan your brush out as your paint.

If you have any drips, make sure you go back over the area.

5. Apply your second color.

Start and fan out from the bottom and continue up the wall.

Tip: If the bottom of the wall is too dark from your second color, fan the lighter color over it to brighten it up.

Finished Textured Accent Wall:

Bringing it all together

Now that you have finished painting your textured accent wall, it's time to bring in your furniture and to add a few wall decor pieces to complete your look.

Since we started with warm colors, we stayed with that theme and looked to the area rug and throw pillows for inspiration for our accents. A simple way to coordinate your accents is to pull accent colors from whatever hue your furniture is. In our case, we stayed with our warm colors to add deep browns, blacks, greys, and whites in our wall decor pieces. The cocktail and end tables blend perfectly with the area rug.