We've finally caught up with the Mesopotamians, who are credited with giving up on plain walls and inventing faux finishes - about 5,000 years ago. To modern faux finishers, amateurs and professionals ...

Faux finishes have come a long way from pickling and sponge painting the walls. Offerings now range from imitation leather to Venetian plaster, and techniques such as glazing, faux marble, damask and ...

Add interest to walls, floors, woodwork and furniture with faux painting. You can learn how to marbelize, do woodgraining, ragging, sponging and other eye-fooling techniques at these places: The Folk ...

Faux finish paint techniques are an increasingly popular way to add illusions of texture to your walls without hanging wallpaper. Plus, faux finishes can help hide imperfections. "You're blending ...

When Tobey Renee Sanders hired a painter to do more than just paint plain white walls, she wasn’t prepared for the cost. So she styled her four rooms herself. Decorating her new Atlanta home, she ...

Carie Weber wants everyone to get past sponge painting. Forget about the whole rag/roll painting craze that had do-it-yourselfers layering color, applying it with fabric dipped in paint and leaving ...

The whims of kitchen design are ever-changing, but the beautiful thing about having your own space is that you're free to change things up whenever you feel like it. Maybe it's a minute change, like ...