Step 2: Prepare your Wall

Step 3: Apply Base Colour

Using a paint roller, apply 2 coats of acrylic base colour and allow it to dry thoroughly.

We have used Dulux Haze as our base colour.

Step 4: Apply Colour Effects

Roll on the Colour Effects with a standard roller, 10mm sleeve as if you were painting the wall (cutting in where required with a paint brush.)

If you`re working alone, paint a manageable area, approximately 1 metre across the wall – this will maintain a wet edge. If two people work together, the first person applies the Colour Effects using the standard roller and the second person follows with the bunched up rag or cloth.

We have used Dulux Florentine Blue.

Step 5: Ragging

By removing the Colour Effect with a bunched rag, a textured look of crushed velvet is created.

The dry lint free cloth/rag is held loosely in a bunch (not rolled into a sausage). Use a cloth that is large in size - about 0.5m x 0.5m, rather than using a small cloth. Have a collection of rags ready to used. Wear gloves to keep clean.

The bunched cloth should be lightly dabbed across the wall. Change the shape of the cloth regularly. Once the cloth is laden with paint, change to a new clean cloth.

Our combination included: Base colour = Dulux Haze and Colour Effects = Florentine Blue.

Step 6: Alternative Colour Combinations

You can recreate the ragging effect by using colour combinations of your choice. Here are some other suggestions of paint combinations that you could try:

Base colour Pure Cream and Colour Effect Classic Ochre or

Base colour Tortoise and Colour Effect Monacco Green or

Base colour Tropical Fruit and Colour Effect Terrazzo.

Note: Keep in mind that the colours you see on your screen may be different to the actual paint colour. (This is due to different monitor settings and resolutions.) We recommend that you test all colour schemes with colour cards and test pots.