Decorating your home is an art that is also known to be an effective means of communicating your thoughts. The art of DIY wall decor is interpreted in a variety of ways. Decorative painting is loved by almost every handyman because of its different exciting possibilities and offers an inexpensive way to beautify your home. In a way, an artist dealing with decorative painting will press the decorative envelope for the house.

Faux surfaces from alabaster to onyx and from breccia to serpentine are available to the decorator of DIY wall decorations. This is very practical to increase the glamor factor of a home decoration and to tie the decor style that is given by a purchase of metallic art or a magnificent wall grid.

If you want to stimulate the possibilities of DIY to try decorative painting, you need to have knowledge of different types of colors. Green concerns will make the water-based paint very popular.

Latex paint – This paint uses both acrylic resin and vinyl resin together or can be used individually.

Craft acrylic paint – this is acrylic resin paint and is available in many colors, including iridescent, fluorescent and metallic versions.

Ceramic paint – This color is formulated for the ceramic surfaces.

Fabric color – this color is made for fabrics and it is lightly applied to avoid stiffness. The lacquered fabric is chemically cleaned after fixing or washed in the machine.

Aerosol acrylic paint – this paint dries easily and covers the wall well. Very handy and quick to apply, also suitable for uneven surfaces.