Decorative painter Kevin Walsh makes his living covering walls with designer techniques that include faux finishing. So he got a strange feeling when he saw rags, sponges and other faux tools being ...

Specialty plaster wall finishes have been Terry Bryant's art form and livelihood for nearly two decades. Bryant owns TBC Plaster Artisans, a Napa and San Francisco company that creates tinted plaster ...

In this video, learn how to create a Venetian plaster–inspired painted wall. With a few simple tools and layering techniques, you can achieve a soft, textured finish that adds depth, warmth, and ...

Venetian plaster, which looks like marble but doesn’t have the weight and expense of marble, has become a popular method of sprucing up a space, either outdoors or in, says Ronald Layman, a ...

Faux wall covering let you break the limits of ordinary wall paint, creating surfaces that glisten in light or look like old-fashioned plaster, for example. And, increasingly, these kinds of jobs are ...

He covers security cameras with plastic or masking tape. He shoos away onlookers or disguises his hand movements should they linger. He's afraid someone might discover his secret - a secret held ...