Create the look of simulated rocks to add a rustic look into your home minus the expense of buying simulated or real rocks. With this technique, you can add beauty and character into your home, whether giving a basement a cavernous look or your wine cellar the Tuscan look.
Instructions
1. Prepare the wall. Remove the nails, cover the holes and remove any greasy grime.
2. Mark the areas where you will put the simulated rock design. Suggested location will be an archway, fireplace surround, kitchen back splash, wine cellar, dining room, child's bedroom or even a powder room. Your limit is your imagination, so basically you can use it everywhere in the house.
3. Mix the equal parts of plaster and joint compound. This should have a heavy dough consistency when mixed.
4. Place the stencil against the wall, use blue tape to hold it in place. There are certain stencil designs available to simulate rocks. Some are shaped in river rocks, bricks and cement blocks . Choose the design that would suit your taste and will go well with your overall design. You can use river rocks when designing the fireplace surround of a log cabin, or use bricks for your wine cellar.
5. Apply the plaster and joint compound mixture on the stencil using a trowel. Don't grab too much mixture so that it doesn't get too messy. Use a trowel to spread over the stencil design. You can raise the height for up to 1/4 inch to give it more depth, as long as you continue to be consistent all over.
6. Let it stand for 2 minutes to keep it stable.
7. Slowly lift your stencil and then continue applying on with the next panel of stencil repeating steps 4 through 6.
8. Allow everything to dry overnight.
9. Check the application to see if they are thoroughly dry the next day. Then start mixing your paint.
10. Apply paint with paint brush for the base color, then use sponge or rag to add different shades to simulate the color in nature. For example, for river rocks you can apply a varying shade of grey from light to dark, as well as, different shades of brown. For bricks you can use different shades of color mimicking the color of clay. For natural stones, you can use varying shades of brown. You can practice with one brick or rock first until you have achieved the look that you want, then proceed with the rest of the wall. You can also look at colored pictures or actual samples of rocks or bricks to mimic.
11. Apply a slightly different color on the grout lines. It can be a lighter shade than that of the actual color used on the rocks to show more depth.
12. Let dry and then enjoy your newly finished project.
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