Faux metal paint finish

Ever had a piece of furniture you wish looked like metal? This technique will give you an industrial feel with your home decor using paint!

How to create a faux zinc paint finish on any surface. It is easy and inexpensive to do with craft paint. Follow these easy faux finishing painitng steps to create your own faux zinc finish.

Faux finish painting, or using techniques and materials on one surface to imitate or suggest another surface, has been around for thousands of years.

In my last post I repurposed a candle holder into a stand for a bowl of succulents. In case you missed it here is a photo: When I originally purchased the st…

I wanted a feature wall for my bedroom that "popped" but also imparted a feeling of warmth. I chose a warm copper feel using a Dulux Copper paint finish.

Galvanized metal has become quite popular in the last little while but it can be quite expensive to buy great pieces. Here is a quick tutorial on how to paint…

Do you love the look of copper, but the price is prohibitive? You can create inexpensive faux copper and patina for a fraction of the cost.

There are many things I love about being a decorative artist. Near the top of that list is the thrill of finding diamond in the rough fu...

Create this gorgeous, soft, faux patina...so simple!! Learn how to create faux patina with a full video tutorial!! You don't even have to take your fixtures down!

Scenic Artist, Angelique Powers, shares her technique for creating realistic faux steel, which she put to work on "Dutchman" and "The Owl Answers" at Penumbra Theatre.