Faux Finishing

Vintage and primitive cabinetry, often seen with worn sanded edges and glazed crevices, is often seen in Tuscan style interior design. The cabinetry is painted in a variety of colors; however,...

Adding columns to your home decor can bring a touch of elegance or whimsy, depending on how you address them. If the columns you wish to add are not meant to be load bearing, you can make them...

Outdated brick can be updated by adding paint and glaze to a fireplace---a much cheaper option than remodeling. Fireplaces can be changed from fire engine red to a linen white, and glazed for an...

Add shimmer and elegance to walls by creating a faux Shantung silk plaster finish to walls. Shantung silk is a dupioni silk from the Shantung region in China. The dupioni effect, a slightly uneven...

Large, oversized squares can add a splash of color and design to any room. From an all-over room pattern to simply on accent wall, the squares can be painted in a variety of sizes and colors....

Change new beadboard cabinets into antique replicas by adding a two-step glazing process. Glaze is a translucent solution; mixed with paint, it creates a light stain. The glaze will outline and...

A whitewash finish gives wicker furniture a chalky, white appearance. The finished look is created by applying white paint or white stain over the surface. Outdoor furniture should be coated with...

Applying glaze to crevices and molding found on doors gives depth and dimension to bathroom and kitchen cabinetry. The doors will have a slightly worn, antique appearance once painted. Common...

When decorating your home, your parlor, or living room, is an important area, as this is probably where most guests are received and entertained. No matter how beautiful your furniture is or how...

Stainless steel appliances are in high demand in kitchen remodels and upgrades. Though they add a beautiful, modern touch to any kitchen, they can be quite expensive. It is possible, however, to...

Antiquing your painted cabinets can add charm and character to your kitchen or bathroom. Antiquing can be accomplished by distressing the cabinets or staining the cabinets. For the best results,...

I am always looking for ways to make my house a home. I enjoy the fun of figuring out how to re-use or re-do something to make it a new item. I loved the look of pretty register covers but the...

There are many ways to accent furniture or a room but nothing is more rustic than a crackle finish. Yet, how do you achieve a crackle finish especially if you're new to the world of painting?...

The technique of painting non-stone items to resemble stone is an ancient art dating back to Pompeii. Painting items to look like marble, in particular, is the most favored of all faux stone...

Faux wood painting is a relatively easy and inexpensive way to bring the rich look of natural wood to already painted or non-wooden cabinets, instead of replacing them entirely. Follow these steps.

OSB board is really popular in building these days, and is less expensive than plywood. OSB holds up well over time and is fairly durable against water. You can nail flooring over it. You can also...

Distressing furniture is an easy way to make something look antique. By using simple techniques, furniture can take on a whole new life through the artificial aging process. Transform an entire...

Glazing is a finishing technique that's designed to give cabinets and other surfaces a faded, distressed or crackled look. The glaze itself is a clear thin gel that you either mix with paint to...

Like the look of a brick wall without the mess? This process is cheap & easy. Great if you have a wood burning stove looks really good behind it.

Metallic wall finishes are very popular nowadays because they create an expensive and sophisticated look. Combined with the right furniture and accessories a golden wall finish will become the...

Glazing is a painting technique that adds a contrasting surface layer of color, or a patina, to a previously painted item. Glazes are usually applied to wooden fixtures such as furniture or...

In the Southwest, adobe homebuilders often finish the interior walls with a thick, strong plaster. This product requires three coats, a scratch coat, a brown coat and a finish coat. Each coat...

A little faux painting can brighten up a room easily and quickly, adding visual interest and whimsy without a tremendous investment. For instance, you might like to paint bees on the wall of your...

Sometimes the right answer is glitz, glitter and shine! A homely wooden lamp base, the little occasional table that's lost it occasion, the dark decorative basket that somehow adds gloom rather...

To create an antique look with faux painting, apply a glaze mix to a wall and use a duster brush to simulate silk on the wall, moving the brush down the wall in straight lines. Fill in...

To apply a faux paint finish to a wall or furniture by stippling, use a pounce rounded-edge brush, load it with paint or glaze and dot the wall to get tiny brush stipple marks. Avoid applying...

Wall glazing involves putting more than one color on your walls to create a deeper, multi-toned effect. In essence, you paint your wall one color and cover it with at least one color of glaze,...

If you want to design a country themed bedroom, an antique dresser adds a nice touch. An antique dresser may be out of your price range though. Even a new dresser that is made to look antique can...

Expensive-looking walls do not have to cost a fortune. Instead of just slapping on another coat of white paint, why not apply a faux paint finish and turn a drab-looking room into an elegantly...

Creating a marble faux finish on a wall or piece of furniture can be an excellent do-it-yourself weekend project. While creating the marble-like finish is a little more difficult than crafting...

Faux finishes are popular with many people because they visually add texture to a room at less cost and much less aggravation than wallpaper. While applying a faux painting technique to a room can...

This is how to decorate your room. It's basic, but in the future you will decorate your room by wall papering, Rag-rolling, dragging, stencilling, marbling. It's not so difficult as it may seem!

Achieve the look of grass cloth walls with a faux finish technique called "dragging." Whether you're creating an interior design to complement an oriental look, a casual natural feel or an elegant...

Adding even more beauty to a wall that has knockdown can be achieved easily by faux painting a color wash over it.

The wood graining "rocker" tool has been around in one version or another for many years. Created to help the wood grainer speed up the process of wood graining, they are probably the...

Ever wonder how they made window frost in the 1800's. Well, wonder no more!

This technique will give your molding a more dimensional appearance and help to eliminate the boring single color paint technique.

Scumbling is a painting technique that softens the color on a wall. When walls are scumbled, a thin layer of opaque or semi-opaque paint is applied to the wall. This paint is so thin that it...

Once you learn how to create a faux mahogany finish, you'll be able to make an inexpensive piece of unfinished furniture look like it's made of rich mahogany wood. A mahogany faux finish adds a...

Stippling is a faux painting technique that gives new surfaces an elegant, aged look. While most methods of faux painting hide imperfections on the wall surface, stippling actually highlights...