Ragging Interior Bathroom Walls for Your Garden Decor

Does your bathroom need some sprucing up with a an outdoor garden decor theme? Easily use this subtle ragging method to create the perfect backdrop for a garden decor bathroom.

Bring in an understated combination of green hues to create a natural and "green" garden decor space in any of your bathrooms.

Ragging Dark on Light to Create the Garden Decor Interior

Ragging a dark paint color on top of a light paint color will give a different affect than doing the opposite. A darker color ragged onto a lighter color will give the illusion of more texture, and you will see more of the ragging lines on the bathroom walls.

Ragging Light on Dark to Create the Garden Decor Interior

Ragging light on top of dark will give a more marbled, subtle effect.

Before ragging an entire bathroom or an entire wall, try both methods on small test areas. This will help you decide which ragging method will give your bathroom the right garden decor look.

Materials Needed to for the Ragging Technique

In general, paints needed will include one dark color and one lighter color, in the same hue, or in a lighter, complementary color.

Start with a muted, or "grayed" out green that you like. This could be your base coat.

Next, pick a very light green in the same family. For example, if you picked a dark yellow-green as the base coat, pick a lighter yellow-green as the top coat.

Or pick a more neutral white or very light tan.

Also, the faux finish ragging technique requires some damp cloths.

Also purchase some faux glaze paint medium.

Protect your hands with some gloves (optioinal).

Color Selection Suggestions for the Garden Decor Interior Ragging

Behr Celadon (base coat) plus Cottage Green (top coat)

Sherwin-Williams Romaine (base coat) plus White Willow (top coat)

Behr Perfumed Powder (base coat) plus Behr Aloe Vera (top coat)

Sherwin-Williams Lounge Green (base coat) plus Supreme Green (top coat)

These are just some paint color ideas for garden decor bathroom ragging technique.

Tools Needed to create the Faux Painting Garden Decor

Use paint brushes or rollers, or combination, depending on the size of the bathroom walls.

Prepare the Used Interior Bathroom Walls Before Ragging

Scrape off any wall imperfections,mud and sand any holes, and tape off what you don't want painted or ragged.

Ragging Used Interior Bathroom Walls: Applying the Base Coat

Apply a coat of green paint for the garden decor. Use brushes and or rollers, it's up to you. All areas should be covered. Do not worryabout it being "perfect" because the color will be mostly covered.

Let the paint dry.

Ragging The Glaze Color On the Bathroom Walls for the Garden Decor

The best way to achieve a natural, garden, and leafy feeling to the walls is to rag the glaze color on the walls. There are other ragging techniques, but ragging on will create the most texture.

Mix the glazing color with the glaze, according to the glaze directions.

Dip a clean rag into the glaze color, and then wring it out. Too much paint will cause unsightly drips!

Dab the glaze color-filled rag on the walls. Press the rag lightly, but cover all surfaces. Overlap the glaze color slightly, for a more seamless affect.

Tip: Too much ragging overlap will create dark patches.

Let dry.

Enjoy your new bathroom, with its garden decor!