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Duplicating the Olive Garden Walls
We just purchased another home and our objective ended up being to duplicate the wall looks which are available at the favorite Italian restaurant Olive Garden. We had searched the web and checked with out local builder's supplies all to no avail to help locate pre-made wall panels comparable to those invoved with the restaurant. Finally, we decided the time had come to generate the walls ourselves.
After considerable research we found out that we're able to duplicate the appearance with a type of faux painting. discover this feel that we've got found the secret to mimicking these beautiful walls even though the procedure is relatively simple. The steps we use are as follows:

Prime the wall or surface with an above average quality primer
Trowel about the joint compound to have the desired texture
Prime the wall again to shield the texture you've just created
Paint the wall twice with whatever base coat you've got decided upon
Apply either "Aqua Bond" or "Aqua Cream" glazes tinted with "Aqua Color" and applied having a A� inch nap roller to cover the rough surfaces of the new wall texture. A good choice will be Earth Brown tinted with Brown Aqua Color inside the ratio of 3 to 1
Immediately wipe off of the glaze. The glaze will comply with the various cracks and crevices.
When applying and removing the glaze it certainly really helps to have some additional hands assisting you to as this glaze will often dry quite rapidly. Make sure to use a top quality glaze because cheaper versions do not give the actual required results that you could want.
I like the "Aqua Cream" glaze. It is an excellent choice in duplicating the Olive Garden look. The glaze continues on quickly and can be rub out in the edges without problems while finding its way back into the wall area leaving almost no added lines. It is a very durable glaze that actually would require no additional top coats. You should remember that when your basecoat is just not totally acrylic the glaze will soak into the walls rather quickly.
An interesting note concerning the Oliver Garden walls is that exactly the top third with the walls are in fact glazed. It starts with the glaze being the darkest at the top and gradually fading to no glaze with the lower portions with the wall. With the walls being heavily textured celebrate the illusion of added depth caused by the shadows. This is a deliberate attempt for making the wall's maintenance simpler, mainly because it becomes much easier to touch up when necessary.
It isn't difficult to duplicate this effect which presents this kind of attractive eye appeal at Olive Garden should you follow these simple instructions and make use of the very best quality products available. That is the secret to success.
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By Joseph Parish
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