Gather Your Materials
- Sponge
- Paint (I used Night Watch by PPG)
- Scissors
- Tray for the paint
Sponge Accent Wall... Yes, You Read That Correctly!
5 Materials
$20
1 Hour
Easy
Have a boring, plain wall in your home? Make it a beautiful accent wall in no time! This project uses minimal effort with maximum effect!
Materials
Paint
This step is not necessary if you already have a color on the wall you like. If not though paint the wall in color of choice.
Cut Sponge
Cut Sponge
Cut the corners of the sponge so it's not so square. If you want more square, just leave the sponge as is.
Stamp with the Sponge
Stamp with the Sponge
Pour paint into a container where you can dip the sponge in completely flat. It doesn't not take much paint, so don't pour too much. Dip the sponge into the paint and scrap on the side of the container any excess paint. You really don't want much on there, less is better to start. You can always stamp over if you want it darker.
Get to Stamping
Stamp
In a straight line, simply stamp the sponge onto the wall. You can spread each "stamp" out as much as you'd like. I did 3-4 stamps before re-dipping into the paint.
For spots around something, (sink, mirror, toilet, light, etc.) I grabbed another sponge, my pack came with three, and cut the length that would fit around the area. In the smaller, tighter areas (behind the sink and toilet) I used a piece about 1-2 inches long and just make the length with that smaller piece.
DIY Sponge Painted Accent Wall
The beautiful after shot of our bathroom!
Now you're all done and have a beautiful, wallpaper-like accent wall in your home! :)
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The Barbara 2346on Mar 19, 2020I like idea very much, i would try it! you did a nice job!
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Renataon Mar 20, 2020That's great. So much better than wallpaper or tile as is easy to change when ur tastes change.
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looks great, cant help but wonder where that black and white rug came from ? :)
Cool idea!
Loved this so much we just did it in our laundry room!
Carlene I think that would be cute idea for a kids bathroom!!
It looks amazing! Did you alternate the position of the sponge - as in, turning it 180 degrees, so it wouldn't have a uniform look? The old-style sponge painting instructed to turn the sponge to avoid repetition but it might have worked in your favor on this project.
Thank you! I did not! For every time I dipped into paint I sponged on the wall 3-5 times before re-dipping. Therefore as I went each one had less and less paint resulting each stamp to look different. If you wanted to differentiate between each stamp you definitely could rotate your sponge or even use two that you slightly cut differently! It’s just all personal preference :)