I'm sponge painting my basement, looks like S#*T ask me anything

[grannylib]

This is really bad! Started out with some soft neutrals (coffee with cream, followed by caramel followed by cream with coffee) and it looks like freakin' particle board *lol*
Crap.

[radwriter0555]

1. Toss some blues or greens in there, even some reds to

change the tone.

[THUNDER HANDS]

2. why are you sponging those colors

Shouldn't you use a brush for soft colors and then use a sponge for the brighter stuff that would go on top of it?

[grannylib]

3. That's a thought...I am adding some green now and it looks better....

the cheapskates that owned the house before put up textured wallboard, but all different textures - some fake brick, some fake stone, some fake woodgrain, etc. and I was trying to mask the various textures. Yikes!
But the green is looking better...some...

[tnlefty]

4. May look bad, but it sounds yummy! How about some Kahlua and cream,

Amaretto for a little deeper tone?

I feel for you. Painting mistakes are costly and time consuming to redo.

[bloom]

5. I like using similar neutral colors

Sometimes I've used 4 or 5 shades over each other to get a good effect.

But that's not a question.

Is your arm tired?

:)

[grannylib]

8. *lol* YES!

[Rowdyboy]

6. We've had great luck with sponging

in this old place. I love the look, most people think its wallpaper.

[grannylib]

9. I have had good success in the past in an old house with rough

plaster walls, and it worked great; hides a multitude of sins...
But on this multi-textured wallboard it took on a whole different look...

[Rowdyboy]

12. Yeah, we have rough plaster

Never tried it under the circumstances you're experiencing. Good luck!

[amazona]

7. oh too bad...i love sponge painting...

I am a color oriented person. I did the bathroom with forest green and celery green over a warm golden cream -- looks wonderful with brass fittings. I'm not too big on neutrals, they remind of the 1980s when neutrals were big.


can't you sponge or spatter some orange in there?

[grannylib]

10. Usually not too big on neutrals either, I love COLOR! So I put some green

on there, it's better...
We plan to replace all of the mismatched board at some point but can't manage it just now, so I was trying to improve what we have for as long as we will have to live with it.
Ah well! It's just paint, and all of it stuff I had on hand!

[cally]

11. Just keep adding more colors

That's what I do. :shrug: I like purples and greens.

[Don_G]

13. It Will Look Better

After a six-pack or two.