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 ...

One of the easiest and most impactful ways to update a wall is to paint it with a faux painting technique. And you can take it up another notch by adding a decorative faux marble finish. While it ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

This drab fireplace is shown before its transformation via the trompe l’oeil technique, which will make it look like tiled. Artist Dannae Howe creates a tiled look with a faux painting technique to ...

Want to transform your walls, ceilings, cabinets and furniture into real (well, almost real) works of art? Try faux painting, which adds a distinctive touch to any decor. Faux is French for false, and ...

SEATTLE - For years, fireplaces blended in too well at Heidi Noun's Seattle home. One fireplace was hidden behind a wall, and another was plain white and drab. At the suggestion of an interior ...