Different faux painting techniques

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Faux in French means false , but theres nothing false about the
tremendous beauty that faux painting can lend your home . Faux
painting is a term used to describe a wide range of decorative
painting techniques, so named because they started as a form of
replicating materials such as marble, silk and wood with paint, but
has subsequently come to encompass many other decorative finishes for
walls and furniture . Faux painting is gaining popularity by the day
owing to its ability to enhance the mood, create texture and depth and
generally , improve the appearance of a room, all at an affordable
price.

Some of the more common faux painting finishes are:

Marble Faux Finish - This is used to make walls and furniture look
like real marble. This can be done using either plaster or glaze
techniques.
Wood Faux Finish - Faux bois (French for "fake wood") is often used to
imitate exotic or hard-to-find wood varieties.
Stri- Stricomes from the French word meaning "stripe" or "streak". It
is referred to as a negative glaze technique.
Silk Faux Finish - This replicates the appearance of silk.
Ragging - Ragging is a glazing technique using twisted or bunched up
rags to create a textural pattern.
Brick Faux Finish - This technique gives walls the appearance of being
made of brick.
Trompe-l9cil - French for trick the eye, this is an art technique
involving extremely realistic imagery in order to create the illusion
that the depicted objects appear in three dimensions.

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