Question:  How can I fix my faux finish that 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.My Faux Painting answer:

The question of how to fix faux finishes is asked by many new faux finish painters, and it is a problem every faux artist will face often. We often wonder how the paint got so heavy or swirly in one area and not another…when we think we have applied the technique exactly the same in all areas.

It is a very difficult question to answer in writen words.  Every faux finish has it's own variables.  The paint used, the glaze used and the applicaton are variables that can change the answer each time it is asked.

Removing or attempting to repair faux painting can leave a bigger mess than you started with.  Several ideas that you might attempt:

• Painting over the area with base coat and creating the faux finish again.

• Thining out the base color and trying to lighten the area by "hazing" over with the basecoat color glaze.

• Painting a vine or other art work over the area, to cover up the offending area.  (I always am attempting to make mistakes look intentional).

 I have tried them all with some success… 

I did find a video, that explains the basics of how to repair faux painting are answered very well in this video.  Watch and learn how to remove, repair and lighten a faux finishing mistake.

Faux finishing techniques

 Try these techniques for repairing faux finishes and you will find great success.  It's all about using a light touch!