We decided we wanted to do a faux treatment on the walls in the Dining Room -- partially to make up for its small size.

And it worked! It's the room that looks the most like it could've been "professionally" done.

We chose to use the "ragging off" paint technique where you first brush on a solid color of one shade, then after it's dry, you brush on another coat of paint in a slightly darker shade of the same color (and mixed with special chemicals).

Finally, use cotton rags to dab blotches of your top coat OFF while it's still wet.

In the end, the lighter base pops through all the places where the rag didn't touch the wall. Very cool!