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Best Faux Painting Techniques

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 ...
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 ...
A fresh coat of paint is often the easiest and least expensive way to update a room. My decorating partner, Matt Fox, and I find that even after painting, however, walls can appear flat 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 ...
Over the past few years, do-it-yourself homeowners have picked up the glazing, sponging and rag-rolling “faux” techniques used by professionals to make a painted wall appear wallpapered, older, ...
She makes it sound easy and look easy. One day and a few rolls of color-coordinated paint, and interior designer Nancy Boyle can transform your fireplace. But the faux-finish painting technique Boyle ...
PHILADELPHIA, Pa. -- Zack Bird is not anti-graffiti. He is anti-tasteless graffiti. A lifelong Philadelphia resident, Bird grew up in the art community and formerly tagged graffiti himself. He has ...