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Faux Finishing Projects

Faux Finishes: How to Paint a Faux Exposed Brick Wall Finish

This article is only for those who are ready to learn how to faux paint exposed brick wall finish. I know this can get really boring if your not looking for information about painting a faux exposed brick faux finish. Sorry… But some are asking for more information and for those people…YOU HAVE TO SEE [...]

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Faux Painting Tips: Damage From Stripping Wallpaper

Don’t you LOVE stripping wallpaper? No? Not a surprise. I don’t know anyone that actually LIKES this task. It’s why I choose faux finishes over wallpaper every time. Everyone knows that stripping wallpaper can cause damage… boy, do I know. Those little gouges can show up like the huge caverns when it comes time [...]

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Faux Finish How To: Faux Granite

Faux Granite? Heck yeah!! Several newsletter subscribers have been writing in to find out about this painting technique. It’s a pretty good one to do on all sorts of surfaces. Really anything! And, yes, you can learn to paint faux granite… It’s easy – peasy! Once you are comfortable with the technique of painting faux [...]

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Faux Painted Floor: How Do You Protect It?

So in the last two months I’ve had several people write in that they were painting their floors. GREAT IDEA! Painting is easy to do and inexpensive. You could paint your floors to look like tile, or marble (check out Debra’s faux marble/granite video if you go that route) or even WOOD! Yeah…how about painting [...]

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Faux Finish on a Knock Down Texture Wall – With Coffee?

Um…Okaaayy. I’ve never heard of this before…but… none the less… I got the question. A newsletter subscriber wrote in with this question: “Could you give instructions on how to stain a wall that has a knock down texture on it. I saw on TV that you could stain them with coffee. To me that would [...]

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Faux Finish How To: Hand Painted Paper

Okay…I know..I know…it’s PAPER. But it’s a very popular look in wall coverings. MUCH better than any roll of wallpaper because this look can be individualized. You can make it look like anything you want! Leather, wood, metal, and abstract painting! It’s a real durable finish as well. Easily wiped down with a mild detergent [...]

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Faux Finish How To: Aging…stuff – or – Adding patina!

There seems to be a recent revival in faux aging objects…and not just walls. I mean boxes, lamps, pots, etc. And as usual the popular “aging” is verdigris. That’s what happens to copper when it’s exposed to the elements over time. Copper slowly dulls, then it turns a gray-green (with a hint of black [...]

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Faux Finish How To: Aging your walls

Have you ever been to a home that was built in the 1800′s? Or better still built in the 1500′s or even earlier? Here in the United States you won’t find many homes built before the 1700′s. There just aren’t very many left standing. In Europe…you’ll find homes/buildings built over a thousand years ago! It’s [...]

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Fixing A Faux Finish

Question: “How can I fix my faux finish if I don’t like the way it turned out? The rest of the room is beautiful but the swirls and color accumulation near the door is too heavy.” Have you ever had this happen to you? Finish up your faux finish and then when you look back [...]

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New Idea for Your Small Powder Room – Go BIG

While the “powder room” is one of the most used rooms in the house, it’s often overlooked when it comes to “freshening”. Our first thought is usually our bedrooms (and the kids’ rooms cuz their fun!), then living spaces like the family or living room. After that it’s the kitchen because we spend a LOT [...]