If you’re feeling like your house, or even that coffee table, could use a little extra pizzaz, faux painting can be a great way to mix up your aesthetic and stretch your creativity. “I am a big fan of ...

A fine paintbrush is then used to detail the veins on the faux-marble wall. Depending on the area, it can take a few days for the plaster to fully dry. Then the wall is burnished to give it a ...

A self-taught artisan who works well under deadline, Matt Austin often gets summoned for what he terms “paint emergencies”—when someone has mistaken a faux-marble paint job for real stone ...