I finally got the back of the house mostly done. Since it’s the biggest part of the exterior, that’s what I’ve been working on since my last post regarding my fail. It wasn’t an epic fail, luckily, but it was still a fail. I went back and did the paper towel to faux stone technique correctly using cheap paper towels with no design on it and watered down school glue aka pva glue.
Once I got the back looking as close to proper stone in texture and scale, I took it outside and applied two coats of white spray paint. I didn’t want to use regular paint because I didn’t want brush strokes to show.
I still need to trim to excess off around the sides and paint the bottom white to blend in with the house. I’m also going to get some pigment powder to put a light coat of gray on it. I think it will make it a little bit more realistic. Then, it needs a coat of sealant to keep the pigment from being rubbed off.
While I’m waiting to get the powder, I’m going to work on the sides of the house now.
Personally, I think it looks very good for my second attempt at a faux stone look. I won’t be taking short cuts with this technique ever again.
Let me know what you think about how it looks as well as whether or not I should use the powder. Buildings in this era were made of stone and covered in a white lime wash so, I could leave the powder off….
Next week, I’ll show you some of the items I’ve acquired to decorate the inside of the house. I’ve begun getting items for it when I can, and I’ll be making quite a bit as well.
See you on the flipside and don’t forget your towel and sonic screwdriver!!!
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The back looks good! I think you did a great job. Will you use a ‘swatch’ for a trial of the powder?
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Yes, I’ll be doing a swatch because I really don’t want to mess up the back. The spray paint left some marks after all, and I didn’t see them until the paint was fully dry. I may have to add another coat, but I’m going to do some research first.
I’ll post the swatch once I get the powder and do a test, so everyone can see it up close.
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