Faux
Get the look without the hassle or cost. Check out our ideas for faux finishes, textures, and appearances.
Spellbinding Black-and-White Halloween Decorations
Decorate your home for Halloween in a stark black-and-white color scheme, complete with spooky staples including silhouettes, cats, and bats.
"… spooky as this. Black candles, a faux raven, tarnished silver accessories … stretching. Whether you're using faux webbing or white pantyhose, keep … trinkets are made from clay and a crackle faux finish . Display your shadow box with a skeleton …"
Articles
Add an Aged Look to Garden Ornaments
… it to look as if it has been in your garden for decades -- even if it has only been there for a couple weeks. The faux - finish aging techniques described below can give that new concrete garden art a warm, weathered look of antiquity that helps …
Concrete Painting Project: Faux Floorcloth
Give bare concrete a chance to "wow" with a painted faux floorcloth. A Better Homes and Gardens reader created the project in her own backyard and here's how she did it.
How to Paint (Just About) Anything
… time to prep the surface properly." Here, she and Brian Santos, the Wall Wizard and author of Painting Secrets and Faux Finish Secrets , share their expert advice and timesaving tips. It's best to paint ceilings before you paint walls. Santos …
Videos
It's not nice to fool Mother Nature, but it's fun! Turn a simple sea sponge into a stunning piece of pricey "coral." You won't believe how real it looks or how much money you'll save by faking it.
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Tackle a redecorating project in manageable stages. See this dining room morph from bland to spicy in three steps.
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This “Decorating In Stages” video shows how a family’s gathering space transforms from worn to wonderful with pretty fixes and decorating ideas you can steal.
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Slide Shows
Cozy Family Rooms & Living Rooms
… neatly into shelves subtly reinforce the theme. Disguise the youth of even the newest homes by treating the walls to a faux finish . A wall glaze gently ages this family room -- an impression that's enhanced by a romantic chandelier overhead and …
… adds an element of artistic flair all year round. Take the glare off new garden accents by applying aged finish. The faux - finish aging techniques described in this project can give that new concrete garden art a warm, weathered look of antiquity …
… 7, 312-4, 117-4, 318-7; pittsburghpaints.com Fall colors seem to be natural choices when considering a faux finish . Yellow, orange, and gold hues add depth and patina that only get better when they are layered. A few carefully …
Our Favorite User Living Rooms
… and metal accents. An intricate rug frames the seating area, yet still exposes the gorgeous wood floors. "I did a faux finish on the wall and rearranged the furniture." --spettiette Why we love it: Mixing and matching red and leather pillows …
… rubber, wool, and cotton fillings, she says. In the master bedroom, the walls shimmer with a seductive pewter-hue faux finish . Lia wanted a damask effect, so Rider collaborated with Caroline Lizarraga, who worked her magic by creating a textured …
… focusing some attention on the ceiling. Whether you stencil a ceiling with geometric patterns, wallpaper it, add a faux finish , or even paper it with squares of art paper as was done here, the look will be one-of-a-kind and keyed to your …