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 ...

KIM BRUBAKER is a Whitefish-based faux painter and muralist. (Photo provided by Kim Brubaker) Before and after photos show the artistry of faux painting. (Photo provided by Kim Brubaker) All Kim ...

Dear Patty: I would recommend trying it in a small room such as a bathroom first. If you watch an expert painter do it, it looks easy, but there is quite a learning curve, and a delicate touch is ...

GREENSBORO, N.C. -- Changing the look of your home doesn't always mean you need to plan a big remodel. Sometimes, all you need is faux painting. Home improvement expert Tom Garcia met with Aanessa ...

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 ...

There are many different ways to stylishly update your kitchen without investing the time and money for a full renovation. When it comes to the kitchen, you can paint or stain the cabinets a new color ...

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 ...

When Monte Knapp found employment at Dean Hammermeister’s Shopkeeper on Yakima Avenue in the late 1980s, he remembered, “I was the flower delivery guy and had a knack for fixing things in the store.” ...

The popularity of faux finish paints — metallic, clay, magnetic, chalkboard, whiteboard paints and the like — may have a sociological basis as much as a desire for something new or flashy. “Retro chic ...

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 ...

DILLON – As you sit on the deck of Mexico Cantina, the concrete wall separating the parking lot from the restaurant looks worn. Black, green and yellow stains stand out, as if well water had soiled a ...