Exponential global population growth is fueling urbanization, leading to prolific developments in the construction and infrastructure domain, pushing up demand for faux finish coatingsROCKVILLE ...

Writer and seasoned DIYer Jon Gorey tries kits that mimic marble, wood, and stainless -- with sometimes strange results. Skip to Main Content Open Close Menu ...

Faux Marble Painting Techniques One of the easiest and most impactful ways to update a wall is to paint it with a faux painting technique. And you can take it up another notch by adding a decorative ...

Decorative painter Kevin Walsh makes his living covering walls with designer techniques that include faux finishing. So he got a strange feeling when he saw rags, sponges and other faux tools ...

How to create a faux marble finish. Set your container of water on a protected surface to begin—the paint you’re using will be hard to remove from most surfaces without ruining them.

In the hands of a skilled artist, the effect can be downright deceptive and add an element of the unexpected. “Faux finishes are subtle and personal, and they make a wonderful contribution to a room,” ...

SherDecor in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, specializes in interior design, using Venetian plaster to create walls that resemble marble. The process involves applying putty with strokes from different ...

Wallpaper is the new darling of the design industry, which could be bad news for faux finish artists like Vanessa Shaw Finelli, who has done her share of parchment, leather, suede, wood graining ...

Expensive woods like teak or mahogany, marble, stone and other materials used to make expensive furniture are often imitated by a painted surface. Faux finishes have been used since the days of ...