Make and Paint Your Own Limewash!

How to mix and apply your own limewash paint with only 3 simple ingredients!

Want to try your hand at achieving a stylish, modern/contemporary interior wall finish that designers and decorators can’t get enough of? Look no further! Limewash paint (though technically extremely old) is making a major comeback. Don’t believe us? Open any social media app. and scroll for a few minutes. You can’t miss it.

The only problem is, limewash can be extremely difficult to get your hands on. Trust us, we tried. That’s why instead of throwing in the towel, we decided to make our own- with the help of our good friends at DAP and their Hydrated Lime Powder! Luckily, you can too with a few simple ingredients that are easily attainable. Oh, and don’t worry about this being too difficult, or technical. We’re doing this ‘Refresh’ style. You won’t need a PHD in chemistry to achieve this look 🤓.

The only things you’ll need to make your own DIY limewash paint are as follows: Hydrated Lime powder, pigment (for color), and Alum salts (to bind the lime and pigment). That’s it. Really. It’s as easy as that.

Think you’ll give it a go? We’d love to know how it turns out, so please let us know in the comments below!

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[UniWonder]

Honestly you saved my a bunch of money... I tried to purchase another brand from home depot and the container broke during delivery. Then months later i saw this video. Limewash can be made by mixing regular hydrated lime water and salt. Lime/water mixed at 20/80% and pay $20 instead of $300...😂 i didnt use pigment so i skipped the alum salts. This worked very well on an old brick house from the 40's

[NeurodivergeJyn]

Okay, so I’ve been limewash/limeplaster obsessed for two years. Seriously I love the look of old French country and wanted something that also deterred bugs. I tadalaket my bathroom even… BUT…! If you have kids or a farm… eh… this isn’t a good choice. You can’t wash your walls. It’s hard to upkeep because of that. I honestly just ended up buying scrubbable eggshell white paint, adding strong coffee to it and then using that as a lime-ish look and it’s soooo much better.

[merrisdelane]

You are so funny! Thanks for the laughs!!!

[hsieheden]

Great video! May I ask if the limewash wall gets dusty when rubbing it by hands? What does alum salt for?

[emilye]

Can it be used over paint? I'm looking for a heakthier alternative to a fresh coat of paint.

[Userahdgd]

How do you know what color you are making? What pigment colors are you using and how much?

[tylersierra]

What level of drywall should the thing be muddled to before hand if im doing brand new ceiling drywall!

[adrianpetrovschi]

How did you get that nice grey color? What pigments you have used exactly

[paolocrociara]

I noticed the lime wash is kind of fragile, in other words, it scratch easy, do you know if there is a component to add to make thew lime wash stronger to scratch? I tried sealer used for imperial plaster instead to mix with water the lime wash and it's better but still not enough. Thank you in advance for your answer!

[diamond]

This is just the video I was looking for. I want to do a natural extremely light gray very thin wash on a 40 year old concrete patio. So if I don't use color pigment, don't use the Alum salt? I want it natural like fresh dried concrete.

[TremaineNour]

I’ve tried this and it keeps coming out a lot lighter in color, not sure how to remedy this

[punchout]

I want to work with these guys. They know what's up. Seriously pro pro

[JoseRodolfo]

Where do you get the pigment what brand

[annetteray]

I love the look. Can I use it on drywall, and is there a way to seal it?

[ewele]

How many grams of pigment per sachet? And how many grams of salt did you use? thanks!

[cnw]

Done exactly all of that but power like comes off from the wall when rubbed. Help!!

[MichaelHeibel]

It would be helpful to mention steps for surface preparation so it doesn't flake off

[lagringa]

Thx for the info and I'll use it! But gray is really not an exciting color for a demo. 😕

[rockwanchan]

This is what looking for. may I know why to add Alum Salt in it? What is the theory behind?

[beckshall]

Is Alum Salts actually Posassium Alum? Because I am in Germany trying to do the language thing! 😵‍💫