With the right products and techniques, you can use paint to create the look of wood on any surface. It requires multiple ...

In the world of decorative painting, perhaps no style exhibits greater variety and versatility than faux finishing. Faux—French for “false”—painting can be applied to nearly any surface, giving it the ...

The concept of glazing in reference to decorative and faux painting projects had been something I'd shied away from – on purpose. I know that patience is a virtue, but I like immediate gratification ...

Faux finishes have come a long way from pickling and sponge painting the walls. Offerings now range from imitation leather to Venetian plaster, and techniques such as glazing, faux marble, damask and ...

We've finally caught up with the Mesopotamians, who are credited with giving up on plain walls and inventing faux finishes - about 5,000 years ago. To modern faux finishers, amateurs and professionals ...

Elaine Griffin is crazy about stripes — in small rooms and kids’ rooms, powder rooms and halls. She also likes glazes and metallics. Stencils, too. Decorative and faux painting is back, although in a ...

Faux finish paint techniques are an increasingly popular way to add illusions of texture to your walls without hanging wallpaper. Plus, faux finishes can help hide imperfections. "You're blending ...

LITTLE ROCK — Remember when giving interior walls a "faux finish" included only a few techniques, most of which even intrepid doit-yourselfers left in the hands of professionals? Those days are past.

When it comes to client-craftsman relationships, faux-finish artist Nick Burrell considers himself lucky in his work with Kenner resident Regina Mire. This is the kind of gig artisans dream about: a ...

Watch the full episode online now! Every decor aficionado has an origin story, and for Steven Sabados it all started with a little technique called faux finishing. Steven got his feet wet in the ...