Faux Finishing

Antique rocking chairs, hope chests and other types of antique furniture sometimes reveal more personality when they're painted. Innovations in painting and faux finishing techniques make antique...

Faux painting techniques create interesting textures on furniture, countertops and walls. "Faux" is French for "fake." The recent hot trend in faux painting may seem like a modern phenomenon....

Faux painting techniques can give your furniture a stunning finish. "Faux" is French for "fake," and faux painting can create the illusion of aging plaster or wood, or the look of a stone surface,...

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...

Antique finishes are relatively easy to apply to furniture, and they bring a touch of character to new pieces. New finishing products and methods have made the options for antique finishes more...

You can give a new or old piece of furniture an antique "look" by using crackling compound liquid to make the final coat of paint "crackle" and expose the layers of paint underneath. The crackling...

Faux Finishing isn't as hard as it sounds! It just takes some practice! Crackling is one of the most dramatic faux finishing effects. Here are a couple of tips to making your crackle STUNNING!

Paint crackling, a type of faux-finishing, can transform a new piece of furniture that looks a little too new into the antique-looking piece you could never afford. Most advice on paint...

The antique look is a popular furnishing trend. Unfortunately, not everyone can afford real antiques. Consequently, they look for ways of giving their own furniture the look without the price...