How To Texture A Wall With A Sponge. You can use a paint roller with a really fluffy texture, the drywall mud will have to be thinned some. If you saw my previous post, we installed board and batten in our bathroom.
There are many different ways to texture a wall with a few tools and materials such as paint and drywall joint compound.
Apply the joint compound to the wall with either a trowel or a wide putty knife. Don't directly move to the feature wall to avoid any improper designs and blunders. Texture applied to walls and ceilings creates small shadows due to the bumps and depressions. Roll it on and use a rough textured wet, but not dripping, sponge to smooth out.