Examples of Our Faux Finishes

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*Marbleizing or faux marbling
is used to make walls and furniture look like real marble.
This can be done using either plaster or glaze techniques.

*Graining, wood graining,
or faux bois (French for "fake wood") is often used
to imitate exotic or hard-to-find wood varieties.

*Trompe l'oeil,
"trick the eye" in French, is a realistic painting technique
often used in murals, and to create architectural details.

*Venetian plaster
is a smooth and often shiny plaster design that appears
textured but is smooth to the touch. Venetian plaster is one
of the most popular and traditional plaster decorations.

*Color wash
is a free-form finish that creates subtle variations of
color using multiple hues of glaze blended together
with a paint brush.

*Strie,
from the French word meaning "stripe" or "streak",
is a glazing technique that creates soft thin streaks
of color using a paint brush. It is a technique often
used to simulate fabrics such as linen and denim.

*Rag painting or ragging
is a glazing technique using twisted or bunched
up rags to create a textural pattern.