The Whitman’s home in Keystone teems with wildlife. A faux-painted fox walks down a path in the dining room while it snows. Two life-size bears among wildflowers greet guests upstairs. Trees reach ...

In the world of decorative painting, perhaps no style exhibits greater variety and versatility than faux finishing. Faux—French for “false”—painting can be applied to nearly any surface, giving it the ...

KIM BRUBAKER is a Whitefish-based faux painter and muralist. (Photo provided by Kim Brubaker) Before and after photos show the artistry of faux painting. (Photo provided by Kim Brubaker) All Kim ...

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 ...

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 ...

Architectural details make all the difference in the world when it comes to finishing touches inside and outside a home. These same details though, have a tendency to break the budget. The cost of ...

I t's midnight on the Las Vegas Strip when Rob Wilkerson and his team step into the Miracle Mile Shops at Planet Hollywood to begin setting up their painting equipment. Wilkerson steps onto the lift, ...

For many, the term faux finish may evoke the go-go 1980s and that friend who sponge-painted her dining room so it looked, well, like it was painted with a sponge. The decorative art of faux finishing ...

Modern gray kitchen with white and grey marble countertops. There are many different ways to stylishly update your kitchen without investing the time and money for a full renovation. When it comes to ...

Watch the full episode online now! Every decor aficionado has an origin story, and for Steven Sabados it all started with a little technique called faux finishing. Steven got his feet wet in the ...