Sponging: Of all faux finish techniques, sponging is easiest, even children can do a somewhat messy reproduction of this technique. In order to sponge, you must first paint entire area one base color. After this coat dries, then you can take a sponge or even a plastic bag, dip it in paint, and apply paint randomly to walls. Although this is a random process, you want to be careful not to get any one area of wall extremely dark or leave it extremely light or your eye will be drawn to that spot immediately. Sponging is very easy, and for all supplies usually costs between $50-$100, which may also include classes if you want to learn from professionals.

Combing: Combing is a little more difficult. When combing, you use a squeegee with teeth to comb through top layer of paint. As with sponging, you want to have a bottom layer so that when you comb there will be a matching layer beneath it. Using a combing technique is also very inexpensive, and you can use squeegee to make wavy, zigzags, and other designs on wall.

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