DIY Painted Wallpaper

 I've seen some amazing wallpaper recently and after taking down multiple layers of old wall paper in our home and swearing I'd never use the stuff  I decided to try my hand at a  DIY painted faux finish to resemble my favorite pattern in my 1979 Winnebago. I painted  the inner cabinet as I normally would any of my camper walls using an oil base paint. For the design I used the same color paint (Sherwin Williams Pavestone) that I used on my cabinets, and, again in an oil base finish. I chose to use a thick brush that you would use for chalk paint or waxing. I practiced a few strokes on a sheet of paper and basically just dove right in. I didn't use any kind of template or measuring. Just good old fashioned free hand. Once I was complete I thought the strokes looked a tad bit one-dimensional and almost flat looking (if that makes sense) So I took some fine grit sand paper I had laying around and sanded each design stroke. This gave the whole look a little more texture and added the dimension I was looking for. 

Supplies needed:

Paint- For this specific wall I used oil base paint due to being in a camper with lots of different temperature changes. But, depending on the where you do the faux finish will determine what type of paint you should use.

Thick Chalk Paint Brush

Sand paper-  I prefer a lighter grit for roughing up the design to add a little texture and dimension.

If you don't feel comfortable doing it free hand like I did you could always use painters tape as a guide and a level. For this specific faux finish I wasn't going for a polished look.