In this article, I will go over the concepts of creating a broken leather pattern using the texture as a finish for your walls and ceilings. This pattern is also very easy to patch over any damaged areas you already have on your surfaces.

‘This texture design (sometimes known as artex, or drywall texture)’ is quite achievable for home ‘DIY’ enthusiasts with this summary information.

The broken leather texture design is very popular in new or new homes as a ceiling finish, especially in the UK. The reason for this is that it is sometimes more cost effective for the contractor to accomplish, it is quicker, also as the texture coating dries to an off-white color, it mostly does not need painting (emulsion) afterwards, compared to the preparation and skimming plaster. the new plaster ceiling/wall plate.

Basically you have to prepare your surface correctly, this is always the vital aspect of any decoration, and you can download your free bumper guide from my website.

As mentioned in previous articles, you can spread the mixed texture (or ready-to-use texture) over your surface with a regular paint roller, although the larger roller (12″), along with a large bucket of paint, is ideal. .

The tool to create the effect is usually a ‘stipple brush’ and the size of this hand tool is between 6 or 8″ x 4 or 5″.

But, because you actually put the stippling brush in a poly bag, then spread the texture over the surface before you ‘slide’/’drag’ and slide the tool in the bag over the texture layer, there’s really no need to use a stippling brush on all.

Get one of those big bath sponges, about the same diameter as a stippling brush, use an ordinary plastic bag, put the sponge inside, pull the bag reasonably around it, so you have a ‘flat, almost level, but just a little wrinkled edge, whereas you would use this flat edge surface of your made up tool to create the pattern on the textured surface.

Now is the time to experiment, and always practice on a piece of drywall or wall panel before trying for real.

How thick do you need to spread the texture on the surface? This depends on the depth of the desired design you want to achieve, if you can spread your texture coating about half an inch deep on your surface it would create a medium depth pattern.

What consistency should the texture have? This is very important, since it is necessary to apply the coating with a roller; It has to be of a fairly thin consistency. Applying the texture to create this pattern can be very tricky (practice makes perfect) and the consistency should resemble a ‘near runny’ custard.

And remember, when you’re patching, since most textures are mixed to this consistency and spread over the surface to the depth mentioned above, create the design on your practice board first to see if it looks like what you already have. it’s on your ceiling/wall. So if you intend to mix your own texture in powder form, mix it to a thick consistency, then thin it until it looks good, but I suggest you don’t over mix it the first time, as you can always add water to the mix, but you can’t add texture powder to the already mixed bucket later.

Thanks for reading this article, I hope it helps you in your quest to create a broken leather pattern on the surfaces of your home.

Feel free to contact me with your concerns.

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Regards Dale Ovenstone

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