Through the years I've been guilty of «buying into» a few of the more popular trends i.e. ceramic or stone farm animals (often with wired - ribbon bows tied around their necks) 1984, artificial flower arrangements 1980 - something, twig sprays, hunter green carpet (ugh),
faux paint effects on walls 1990 - something (I never did the sponge painted walls, but the mottled look mimicking old plaster, I was there!)
Not exact matches
«
Faux Finishing, the Visual
Effects of The Truman Show» (13 minutes) features visuals
effects supervisors Craig Barron and Michael McAlister who discuss the subtle way in which digital
effects and matte
paintings were used to enhanced Truman's world.
To add a touch of traditional
painting to the works, he then overpainted the canvases with brushstrokes of clear gel to create a
faux impasto
effect.
Cream
painted units handcrafted by The Pumping Station feature gold detailing for an opulent
faux - Grecian
effect.
With layers of
paint, gold leaf, metallic wax and finished with a glaze she created this beautiful
faux brass
effect.
Versatile in
effects, milk
paint is also used widely in
faux finishing techniques such as washes, sponging, ragging, etc. and is highly favored for artist and craft work.
Shannon Carroll created a DIY
faux rug
effect by
painting directly onto the hardwood floor of her entryway.
If you wanted to distress a wall and add dark wax to make the walls look old — then I would use it — that would add a decorative
effect like
faux paint techniques done with glaze.
I show how you can blend the
paints to create a
faux wood
effect.
Although my 1986 bathroom is probably quite a bit older than yours, I have no desire to spend thousands of dollars doing an update that will shout out «new» but that won't be in keeping with the country / cottage
effect I want and that I think can easily be achieved by working around my current pale yellow
faux marble countertops by
painting the oak cabinets (as I plan to do in the kitchen) and the walls and changing out sink and lighting fixtures.