FAUX  TREATMENTS
Nothing softens and enriches a wall like a rich, warm faux wall treatment. There are hundreds of possible combinations & techniques
 for beautiful faux wall treatments. Most faux treatments copy nature in one form or another. This may be from the rich patinas found on
rocks in desert areas, patterns seen in Carrera Marble chiseled from the earth, to natural,
smoky, aging processes that may be found on old French, Tuscan or Mexican walls.

   



              
Hand painted Trompe L'oeil accents                                                                                                                 faux marble

   
Before flat-screen TV is installed                                                                                                  After Walls color-washed and beginning faux marble treatment

         
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Tropical Beach Theme
Ballagio Marble Fireplace
Venetian Plaster Samples
Door Embellishments
Cabinet Faux
Fresco Ceiling
Woodgrain
 Faux White Stone
New Home faux

Soft French
Mediterranean
Blue Doors +
Old  Walls +
"Castle Walls" + more
Tuscan / Embellishments
 Purple/Blue Suede
Wall & Sky
Bronze Fireplace & Gold Walls
Blue Lime Wash
Shadow Bamboo
 The Water Bearer  
      
Border Design    
Ceiling Design
2 Blended colors & Sky
Subtle color wash  
Wall Treatment
Old World Venetiano
    
Wall Treatment
Faux + Trompe Painting
Italian Wall Glaze
Marmarino Bathroom
Faux (pronounced "foe") Is a French word for false or fake.
Faux finishing has been used for millennia, from cave painting to Ancient Egypt, but what we generally think of as faux finishing in decorative arts began with Plaster
and Stucco Finishes in Mesopotamia over 5000 years ago. Faux became hugely popular in Classical times in the forms of faux marble, faux wood,
and Trompe l'oeil Murals. Artists would apprentice for 10 years or more with a master faux painter before working on their own. Great recognition was rewarded to the
artist who could actually trick viewers into believing their work was the real thing. Faux painting has continued to be popular throughout the ages.


Old World Fresco    Marble    Wood Grain     Mediterranean    Lime Wash    Verdigris    Tuscany    Stone    Fresco    Color Wash
Please call 619 296-9898 to get the full impact of these wonderful techniques. Samples will be shown to highlight the possibilities.
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