Easy, Peasy Wall Repair!

Nancy Craigmiles
by Nancy Craigmiles
2 Materials
15 Minutes
Easy
Don't have the paint that matches any longer? Don't let that stop you.
My granddog made a gouge in the wall next to my entry door. I knew I had everything on hand to make it look new again.

The only challenge was that I did not have the paint originally used on the wall. Not a big deal. I was pretty sure I could mix what I had on hand to come up with a color close enough that no one could tell the difference! I bought nothing for this project. I always have spackle and I used paints from previous projects.
Dog toenails did this!
This jumped out at me everytime I passed by it. I finally had to do something about it.
A small gouge spot from years ago.
I thought this would be a good time to fix this little boo-boo that has been here for years.
Spackle.
Just a tiny dab of spackle was all that was needed for this little job.  I used a small putty knife to apply the spackle.  I made sure to smooth it out as much as possible with the blade.
Sanding sponge. I love these!
I knocked down the high spots with the sanding block. Just a few passes with the sanding sponge gave a smooth surface.
All patched up and ready for paint.
The original finish on this drywall was rough. That's why the spackle covers such a large area. It filled in the depressions.
Time for paint.
I no longer have the paint originally used to paint this wall, but I knew I could concoct something pretty close. Notice these two paints even have different sheens. It's all I have to work with so I gave it a shot.
Mix the paint.
I put a small amount of each paint color on a paper plate. I started with the off-white and slowly added the dark color to achieve the approximate color I thought would match the old color. This took a few adjustments, and trial and error to get the right shade.
I used a bristle brush to apply the paint.  The trick to blending paint that is a different color is to feather the edges.
Here it is!
You can see there is a very small amount of sheen in the finish in this picture.  I made sure to include the top edge of the painting so you can see how well the colors blended.
The rest of the story!  Made sure the picture shows the bottom edge of the repair.  I am very happy with this outcome!
Suggested materials:
  • Spackle   (Ace hardware)
  • Paint   (Old paints left over from other jobs.)
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