Interior Limewash Walls and Ceilings in Cedar Park

Typical cost in Cedar Park

One feature wall, 100–150 sq ft$500 – $1,300+
One room, about 375 sq ft of wall$1,200 – $3,000+
Several rooms, 1,000–1,500 sq ft of wall$3,500 – $10,000+

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Cedar Park Limewash Painting brushes limewash onto the walls and ceilings of Cedar Park homes, from one feature wall to a whole floor, as a matte mineral finish in place of flat paint. Instead of one even color, the wall gets soft, cloudy movement that shifts as the light moves through the day.

Indoors the starting point is usually painted drywall, so the work begins with the primer system the product names, followed by two or more coats. We take on interior work in Cedar Park and in Brushy Creek, Round Rock, Jonestown, Volente, Hudson Bend, Lago Vista and Liberty Hill.

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Bedroom with walls in soft putty-white limewash

Interior limewash options

Living rooms and bedrooms

Limewash works best on walls people look at more than touch, which makes living rooms and bedrooms the natural place to start. Warm whites and greiges keep a room bright; clay, mushroom and sage make a big open room feel closer.

Accent and feature walls

Limewash on a single wall, say behind the bed or the dining table, changes the texture as well as the color. It should stop at a natural break, such as a corner or a step in the wall, rather than at a taped line in the middle of a surface.

Ceilings and color-drenched rooms

Carrying the same limewash over the ceiling, or a shade lighter, wraps a room in one mineral surface. Ceiling coats are slower and need masking around fans, lights and crown molding, so it is usually kept for rooms where the ceiling matters to the design, such as a dining room, study or bedroom.

Two-story entries and stair halls

Tall entries are where hand-brushed texture looks best and where lap marks are hardest to avoid. Staging goes up on the stairs, and each wall is brushed in one pass from top to bottom with enough people to keep a wet edge.

Kitchens, bathrooms and powder rooms

Limewash handles steam and suits range-hood surrounds, kitchen walls and powder rooms. It is not for the inside of a shower, and behind sinks, tubs and cooktops, tile, glass or a maker-approved topcoat is still the right surface.

Orange-peel and knockdown texture

Orange-peel or knockdown texture is no obstacle. The lime settles into the texture, and the wall looks more hand-made than a smooth one. If you would rather have a plaster-smooth wall, it can be skim-coated before the primer goes on.

Dining room with walls and ceiling in deep mushroom limewash

Preparing painted drywall

Limewash bonds by soaking into porous mineral material, and latex paint and drywall paper are neither. Walls with sound paint usually take a mineral or bonding primer, and new or patched drywall gets a drywall primer under that. Tinting the primer toward the finish color keeps any thin patch from showing white.

Before priming, walls are cleaned of dust and grease, nail pops and dents are filled and sanded, and the paint is checked to make sure it is still firmly bonded. Glossy paint is sanded, and peeling or chalky paint comes off. A few limewash products are made for bare masonry only, so on drywall we use one that is not.

Finish and coats

Light veil

A thin, open coat that lets the primer glow through in places, for an airy, slightly worn wall.

Layered

Two or more coats brushed in changing directions: cloudy up close, calm from across the room.

Deep color

Clay, olive or chocolate lighten a lot as they dry, so deep shades need more coats and careful samples.

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Which rooms or walls are you thinking of? Say whether they are drywall, plaster or brick, mention any stair hall or ceiling, and include the address. We'll get back to you soon with an estimate or any questions we have. Estimates are free and there's no obligation.

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