Faux Finishing

Ceiling fan medallions add a decorative touch to ceiling fans as well as to hanging light fixtures such as chandeliers. Ceiling medallions add architectural interest to an otherwise bland ceiling...

Wainscoting is a decorative material that comes in sheets of faux wooden slats put together or a flat look with small molding details. It's actually usually a mold made of particle board or vinyl....

Ceiling beams can add a distinctive look to any room, whether a modern living room or a cottage-style bedroom. Faux ceiling beams are relatively easy to create and install with beginner...

Mural painting is a difficult job, and painting murals on ceilings is particularly challenging. For the experienced mural artist, a ceiling project can be an excellent way to demonstrate skills....

Plaster and wooden medallions once only decorated ceilings in palaces, government buildings and the homes and businesses of the wealthy. Although faux, prefabricated medallions made of lightweight...

You have seen elegant plaster ceiling designs in mansions, government buildings, Las Vegas Hotels and stately Victorian homes. But did you know you can do it easily and cheaply yourself? Create...

Sponging is a great way to provide warmth and depth to any room, creating a great backdrop for your room's overall decor. Sponge painting utilizes inexpensive materials and easy techniques, and...

Coffered ceilings have small squares divided by molding. A coffered ceiling can have four areas or more. The prep work for painting a coffered ceiling, including taping off the molding for each...

To give a bedroom a very dramatic Egyptian pyramid look, try this technique to create a faux stone pyramid wall. It takes lots quite a bit of time to decorate a wall this way, but it isn’t...

You can recreate the look of a faux tin ceiling using embossed wallpaper that's designed to replicate the appearance of tin tiles. Make sure the embossed wallpaper is made to be painted, so you...

This tutorial explains how to paint a Summer Night Sky Valley Ceiling Mural Personalized with your own Zodiac! Let me use a simple constellation - Aries. The picture here shows you the graphic of...