The Whitman’s home in Keystone teems with wildlife. A faux-painted fox walks down a path in the dining room while it snows. Two life-size bears among wildflowers greet guests upstairs. Trees reach ...

We've finally caught up with the Mesopotamians, who are credited with giving up on plain walls and inventing faux finishes - about 5,000 years ago. To modern faux finishers, amateurs and professionals ...

When it comes to client-craftsman relationships, faux-finish artist Nick Burrell considers himself lucky in his work with Kenner resident Regina Mire. This is the kind of gig artisans dream about: a ...

Faux wall covering let you break the limits of ordinary wall paint, creating surfaces that glisten in light or look like old-fashioned plaster, for example. And, increasingly, these kinds of jobs are ...

KIM BRUBAKER is a Whitefish-based faux painter and muralist. (Photo provided by Kim Brubaker) Before and after photos show the artistry of faux painting. (Photo provided by Kim Brubaker) All Kim ...

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 ...

Great Neck, N.Y. – She may be a master at fakery, but Florence Covitz is the real thing. At 93, this mother, grandmother and longtime Great Neck resident spends hours in her at-home studio creating ...

In the world of decorative painting, perhaps no style exhibits greater variety and versatility than faux finishing. Faux—French for “false”—painting can be applied to nearly any surface, giving it the ...

Exponential global population growth is fueling urbanization, leading to prolific developments in the construction and infrastructure domain, pushing up demand for faux finish coatings ROCKVILLE, MD / ...

Add interest to walls, floors, woodwork and furniture with faux painting. You can learn how to marbelize, do woodgraining, ragging, sponging and other eye-fooling techniques at these places: The Folk ...