Articles for tag: Faux Finish, Faux Painting, Sponge Painting, Wood Grain

DIY Faux Painting: Wood Graining

Wood graining is a faux finish paint technique that mimics the look of real wood. This faux finish technique can be used to fix up an old table or chair, add dimension to interior or exterior doors, give storage chests and toy boxes an authentic wood appearance, refinish cabinetry,give your walls a warm rustic look, ...

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How to Lime Wash Walls

Lime washing is a faux finish paint technique that adds a very subtle white-washed finish to walls. The lime washing paint technique is very similar to color washing, except that the lime washing provides a white, almost chalky, finish. Many people learn how to lime wash walls because it is a fairly simple faux finish ...

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Wall Decor Ideas: Faux Finishes

Would you like to spruce up your living area? Or do you just need an idea for decorating an accent wall? Faux finishing may be the answer to these questions. Most faux finishing techniques are quick, simple to learn, and easy to achieve. There are many different styles and techniques used to accomplish a faux ...

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Easy Faux Painting Techniques

Faux painting is a term used to describe the process of paint application to a surface to create texture, depth and a visually pleasing appearance. There is no right or wrong way to do faux painting. The key is creating a look that is pleasing to the eye. The basics of faux painting is to ...

DIY Faux Painting: Color Washing

Color washing is a fairly simple faux finish paint technique that yields beautiful results. It has a soft, feathery look that is accented by a slight textured finish. This paint technique will add depth and dimension to the walls, and has an overall cozy feel to it that looks great with virtually any home decor ...

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How to Paint a Faux Metallic Finsh

Metallic glaze are the easiest way to create dramatic metallic look on any wall in your home. This is a simple project; you don’t need to have any experience with glazing or even painting your own walls. There are a few differ coats of paint in this metallic wall finish project, so you will need ...

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How to Craft a Decorator Lamp Shade

One of the least expensive ways to update the entire look of a room is by purchasing new lamps. However, a quality set of decorator lamps can themselves cost quite a bit. Rather than spending money to purchase new lamps, you can easily revitalize the look of your old lamps by crafting decorator lampshades. There ...

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10 Distressed Painting Technique Tips

Creating a distressed or aged look is a great way to add character or elegance to tired doors or furniture. You could just wait. You furniture will be distressed eventually, but if you don’t have 30 years or more there are a quite a few ways to go about creating a distressed look for your ...