Pearlised finish on walls?

I was contemplating my pearl nail polish...

and now I'm thinking about pearlised walls

anyone got any experience?

I'm thinking it would really liven up a room that doesn't get direct sun.

Pale orange pearlised paint, white woodwork?

Ack. If I had more money I'd be dangerous.

i don't know about the ORANGE, but the 'pearling' sounds interesting!

I was thinking orange because it is a south facing (in southern hemisphere south is the cold, sunless direction) room, and I'd like to warm it up a little, but still keep a pale, reflective colour.

The orange I am thinking of is pastel orange.

What puts me off is that all the pearl finishes I've seen advertised for walls are just pearly translucent top coats, which I presume don't give the same full on pearly goodness all the way through that pearl nailpolish does. I've never seen a pearlised wall and since the pearl finish cans are 4litres I'm not going to spend the bucks unless I've seen the finish.

If I was rich I'd probably have some poor old painter shaking the contents of itty bitty nailpolish jars into his great big paintpot. Like I said... if I was rich I'd be dangerous.

LOL!

What you are looking for is called a 'rubbed lacquer' finish. That is the only way to get a depth to a pearly finish. Go to the paint store and explain that. It is labor intensive.

They will probably mix up the pearl finish you mentioned above if you wish for that, then I would just buy a quart to try. Try applying several layers if you wish to avoid the 'rubbed lacquer' finish labor.

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This sounds delish, Silva! With some serious money, I'd be dangerous too

Seriously it sounds very striking. I saw some interesting wallpaper today where you rip the pieces of wallpaper up and stick them on the wall overlapping and randomly and the end result is an interesting faux texturised finish. I'm intrigued by it.

I'm dangerous even without money My husband came home at lunchtime the other day and I was halfway through repainting the hallway - again.

i had a girlfriend like that.................painting walls, as frequently as i washed shelves!

i wish i was good with a paintbrush................i am REALLY SLOPPY!

Well I don't know if I do it quite that frequently, but I've never been quite happy with the hall color, and the new color is perfect (finally). My painting skills are pretty damn good, if I may say so