We've finally caught up with the Mesopotamians, who are credited with giving up on plain walls and inventing faux finishes - about 5,000 years ago. To modern faux finishers, amateurs and professionals ...

In the room where family members often gather within their Mediterranean villa, the walls are an aging Italian stucco from floor to 24-foot-high ceiling, the timeline evident from small leaks in the ...

Gone are the days when off-white, ecru and eggshell were the only choices for interior room wall paint. Today’s walls can be textured and swirled to look like marble, wood, stucco, even leather. It’s ...

In the fashion industry, imitation duds are nothing new. But imitation home decor? Believe it. Apparently, faux decor isn't just a thing; it's a trend homeowners are embracing, according to a recent ...

Faux finishes have come a long way from pickling and sponge painting the walls. Offerings now range from imitation leather to Venetian plaster, and techniques such as glazing, faux marble, damask and ...

Expensive woods like teak or mahogany, marble, stone and other materials used to make expensive furniture are often imitated by a painted surface. Faux finishes have been used since the days of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. If you're as captivated by the subtlety and charm of limewashed walls as we are, buckle up because we're taking you on a ...

Patty Hoffman has a job that over the last 14 years could take her anywhere from the homes of Pearland and Friendswood residents, to Mark's restaurant on Westheimer in Houston, to a castle in northern ...

When Monte Knapp found employment at Dean Hammermeister’s Shopkeeper on Yakima Avenue in the late 1980s, he remembered, “I was the flower delivery guy and had a knack for fixing things in the store.” ...