Archive for the ‘Faux Painting’ Category

How to do faux marble - a massive do-it-yourself project. Marble is a major part of many design styles that you may be looking into - however, as you can imagine, the price is often prohibitive. As a result, if you’re looking to use marble in your decorating and you don’t have the money to spend on it, you might want to look into faux marble as an alternative. There are many different stores that will sell you faux marble, or you can learn how to make it yourself.

Creating faux marble finishes.

Faux wall finishes are an easy way to give your walls a custom look without going to the expense of hiring an artist to create murals. There are many decorative techniques you can use to create a unique effect. Some fun decorative techniques are metallic effects and glazing.

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Brick and stucco faux finishes - add style to any garden. If you’re looking to design a garden, then you should think about using brick and stucco faux finishes. These finishes are generally easier to get and use than real bricks and are definitely easier and cheaper than real stucco. If you are looking to make your own furniture, as well, faux brick is quite often easier to work with - and it will definitely be easier to move around if you are not sure where you want to place it in the garden yet.

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Faux paint finishes can add a bit of whimsy to any room. These projects can be large murals that cover an entire wall or small sized decorative touches that can be finished in one day. To get ideas for projects, take a look around a room that needs a touch of color. If you don’t have a shelf, create a faux shelf using the decorative painting technique called trompe l’ oeil. Murals of cats in full size could be added over a door or on your faux shelf.

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Have you always wanted a window at the end of a hall? Do you wish that there was an interesting architectural element against a plain wall? These are examples of what you can do with faux painting. This type of faux painting, which is traditionally called trompe l’ oeil, can really change the way even the blandest room looks. Trompe l’ oeil literally means ‘fool the eye’ in French.

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