![]() ![]() The most common rough texture is knockdown texture. Even though helpful online videos make it look. Skim coating is a painting technique that smooths out a rough texture on your wall or ceiling. Here’s how I do it, with some tips from the experts my brother, Steve Ford, who first introduced me to SureCrete and our trusted builder, Bobby Benson, who fixed up both my bathrooms. That means you will need to apply a skim coat over the entire textured surface that will receive the wallpaper. The best part is it’s waterproof if you apply a sealer, which makes it a perfect solution for the bathroom. Warning: The product is mushy and messy (it’s kind of like working with oatmeal), but if you prep the area really carefully beforehand and spread it on in a fan-like motion, you’ll get that hand-made feel. Step 1: Prep the Room While the easiest surfaces to apply this product to are smooth ones (think concrete board), SureCrete bonds to almost anything (Bobby once covered a marble fireplace for us). The cement-based overlay has so much dimension to it that when the light hits it, it has this 3D effect. ![]() I’ve used the concrete coating during tons of projects in the past, including for my husband Erik Allen Ford’s Buck Mason stores. I wanted to lighten and simplify the walls, ceiling, and shower while keeping the layout the same, so I used an old trick to get instant results: SureCrete. It would feel like I was living in someone else’s space. The dated orange-and-green design was interesting enough, but I knew that if I kept it, our Pacific Palisades home wouldn’t feel like my house. ![]() The best way to describe the tile in our master bathroom is decorative. METHOD 1: Soak and Scrape Unpainted Texture MATERIALS AND TOOLS Available on Amazon Canvas drop cloth 3inch painters tape Protective eyewear 2gallon pump sprayer 10inch drywall taping. ![]()
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