A Sample of Fake Finishing Techniques

While Grandma’s quilts showed a taste of her pretty scraps of fabric and her skill

with many different fancy needle stitches, imagine what you could have done with a

frosting pot and a sponge. That’s how it is. As artistic and skilled as grandma

I would probably also be at home with fake finish paints.

There are so many options available to today’s homeowners when it comes to

choose alternatives to traditional matte paint. There is absolutely no reason to hang up

in that boring tried and true white (or taupe, tawny, tawny) painted in every room

throughout your house.

Explore the alternatives. Look in the magazines for the rooms you like.

Architectural Digest, Southern Accents, Veranda and others appear regularly

homes that have faux finishes on everything from walls to furniture. Designers love it

to change the feel of a space with color and textures, painted faux finishes are a

easy first step in that direction. You can also do the same.

Faux finishes can be applied to almost any surface. Of walls, ceilings, cabinets

in kitchen and bathroom, floors, even all kinds of solid furniture as well. Styles of

finishes can be extremely simple and subtle, up to an exaggerated fantasy

finishes, according to your personal taste and your pocket.

For your walls, here’s something to think about: a faux wall finish can provide a

Striking and perfect alternative to wallpaper. Seamless. Without peeling or splitting.

Just a beautiful unique hand-painted finish individually designed for you alone.

An artist skilled in faux finishes can create a look just for you that wallpaper

manufacturers would love to copy and mass market. Some of the most popular

look for walls include:

o Color washes: simple irregular, matted and fluffy enamels on solid paint, the workhorse of faux finishes

o Multiple enamels: layered over solid paint, provides great depth

o Faux fur look – great in a studio

o Synthetic chamois: dotted enamel over solid paint

o General stencil patterns: antique damask or simple borders

o Venetian plasters – beautiful glossy plasters

o Old world Tuscan plasters: trowel on plaster, chipped, cracked and aged to perfection

o Imitation stone effects: limestone, field stone, slate, cut and fitted patterns

o Fake brick appearance

o Imitation wood: Imitation wood, aged, aged, burled, bamboo

o Imitation metal: shiny metallic enamels, antique iron, verdigris

o Tissue paper: textured paper, paint and varnish

o Stripes: glazed or simply painted, always classy

In columns, moldings, doors, crown molding, fireplaces and art niches there is a

various great faux finishes that can enhance the architecture of any room. Classic

characteristic appearance:

o Marble: from travertine to Old Red, the options are open

o Granite: imitate your countertops

o Fantasy stones, such as lapis lazuli and malachite

o Gold: any sheet of metal, gold, silver, copper

o Streaks: fine drag of colored enamel onto solid paint

Antique gold distressed faux finishes are wonderful options on cabinets and

piece of furniture. Adding some worn edges and a bit of cracked paint to the old-fashioned, tired ones

kitchen cabinets can give them a new “old” look. Think of Provence.

It’s easy to expand your options. You change your mind about what is acceptable to

your sweet home space. Play around with something fresh and new. Remember,

Changing the dynamics of your home is easy with the help of an expert and

experienced fake finish artist.

Always go to a professional who has a track record and samples and clients who like it

tell you about the artist’s work that was created just for them. So let me create a

special room just for you.

He can guide you to faux finishes and colors that will be appropriate for your style,

your furniture and your pocket. Consult with a trained professional artist

and get the best look for your home today.

Oh. And keep in mind that if you are tired of that old dresser and thinking

About throwing it away, maybe all you need is a good old-fashioned antique. A little bit of

frosting here, another touch there. Just fine.

Grandma would approve, no doubt.