Texture painting involves brushing a thick compound on to a wall or ceiling and then rippling the surface with a special tool to the pattern of your choice. This form of decoration was very popular in the 1920's and 30's in cinemas, restaurants and private homes and is now enjoying a decorative revival. It has the advantage that you can use it on both internal and external walls, to improve the look of plain surfaces as well as filling small cracks and faults.
Another positive benefit is that it is cheap .and easy to apply to a widely variety of different surfaces. For instance, you can coat plasterboard, wallboard and ceilings with texture paint. This should be cheaper than plastering all over, and better looking than dry lining (where you fill just the joints),. The technique can also be carried out on many types of building board such as chipboard (particleboard), hardboard and asbestos cement.However, bear in mind that texture paints become semi-permanent when fully hardened, and that removing them is often difficult and may damage the underlying surface. So make sure, whether texture paint is the finish you require before decorating.