Summary for aged faux finish Discussion
Aged faux finish for embossed wallpaper is the thread’s focus, but the excerpt provided only shows the question beginning: the poster says they bought anaglypta wallpaper and were interested in creating an aged faux finish. Because the answer text is not included in the source excerpt, no specific finishing method, product recommendation, or caution from responders can be reliably summarized here. The only solid takeaway is that the discussion concerns how to decorate embossed wallpaper with an aged look, likely involving faux-finishing techniques rather than replacing the paper. If you have the full thread, the answer(s) can be summarized with the actual steps and any named advice from contributors.
Q. I just bought anaglypta
⇦ on
eBay or
Amazon [affil link]
for about $13.00 for 55 sq. ft.
I was really interested in the tin ceiling
[affil link] look, but since my ceiling is 25’1″ x 14’9″. It was too costly. So I found this great wallpaper and it has potential to look like the tin ceiling I wanted. The paper is white now and I am looking for an aged brass and/or an aged gold look. Can someone please help … I keep hitting dead ends with the searching the net.
Thanks a bunch!
Michele Monaghan
homeowner – Frackville, Pennsylvania
2005
A. A look that might be close, tea staining w. a clear lacquer over it? It would give you a close base color (provided you use weak tea) and the lacquer would give it the shine. Conversely you could use bronze colored paint.
Marc Banks
– Elizabeth City, North Carolina
A. My suggestion would be to use a tea stain (or bronze) finish then sponge the raised surface with a lighter color. It will give the appearance of aging and patina. I did this on real tin and it worked brilliantly.
Todd Heyman
– New York, New York
A. There is a company called ‘Modern Masters’ which produces a line of paints for that very thing. Their products are used by faux finishers.
You should be able to find local supplier without problem.
Good Luck.
Paul Deery
– Decatur, Georgia