With the right products and techniques, you can use paint to create the look of wood on any surface. It requires multiple ...

An important step to take before painting woodwork is to pick the right color of paint, especially if you want to illustrate the look of healthy wood grain. Denise selected the color "Mud Puddle" as ...

LITTLE ROCK — Remember when giving interior walls a "faux finish" included only a few techniques, most of which even intrepid doit-yourselfers left in the hands of professionals? Those days are past.

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 ...

Follow the paint's drying time recommendations before adding a glaze coat. The base coat, which is often the lightest color in your faux painting scheme, is an eggshell or satin-sheen latex paint.

Q: My partner and I are trying to re-create a medieval dining room look in our century home. We recently visited a castle in England and fell in love with the old English look. We enjoy painting, and ...

Q. I saw a segment on television that showed how one can create a unique look on interior walls by using colored glaze and rags. Is this method really as attractive as it seemed on the TV? Is there an ...

Oct. 12, 2006 — -- Home designer Moll Anderson says that five "must-haves" can change the look of your home. In her new book, "Change Your Home, Change Your Life," Anderson says that by using ...

If you want to breath new life into some old furniture or decor, a little paint can do the trick. These faux finishes will elevate a regular piece and add elegance to older furniture, and you can DIY ...

For many, the term faux finish may evoke the go-go 1980s and that friend who sponge-painted her dining room so it looked, well, like it was painted with a sponge. The decorative art of faux finishing ...

You might have heard of faux grasscloth, denim, or linen walls, but what about taking the faux fabric effect a step further with faux basketweave walls? This unique result requires the same technique ...