Faux Finishing

Wall texture affects how a room is experienced. If the walls are completely smooth, even minor marks will show up on the wall, so this isn't usually a good choice in homes with children. Texture...

Congratulations, you have made a decision for texture painting a kitchen. Now you will need to choose a paint color, decide between a textured paint or a texture additive, and consider the type of...

Sponging on wall texture gives color depth to a room. A nice bedroom color is light beige with a cream-color white for a really soft and soothing look. Or if you want more of a beige color, use a...

After removing wallpaper, the leftover results can be a severely damaged wall with trace amounts of wallpaper glue. Creating a texture over the wall will disguise any flaws created by the...

Create a wall texture that looks and feels like corduroy fabric. Craft the faux finish technique in any color. Use a variety of tools from combs to brushes to create the fabric like surface....

Leather and luxury go hand in hand. It's no wonder that people love the look of a leather finish on their walls. To be surrounded in texture and color is inspiring to the senses. There are...

Bamboo is one of the strongest natural materials and was a design sensation starting in the late 1800's when Japanese art and furniture were all the rage. A beautiful neutral color, bamboo has...

Adding texture to paint is a popular way to give an ordinary wall some added depth or interest. You can add wood-grain finishes to wood, plaster, plastic, drywall and even concrete. If you wanted...

Metallic paints are commonly seen on ceilings, walls and columns. Applied over texture the paints add visual interest to a room. A variety of metallic paint colors are available from greens, blues...

If you’re painting a room in your house and want to create the illusion of texture then applying a Faux finish technique might be the thing you are looking for. Faux finishes are not only fun to...

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

You will learn how to easily add texture to any smooth surface.

Get creative by adding texture to walls. Texture also hides cracks and imperfections in the wall. Adding texture to a wall before faux painting will make the faux painting pop and your walls look...