Top 55 Faux Painting Projects

1. 16. Decorative Paint Technique: Furniture and Wall Marbling Instructions

   

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   Marbling exudes richness and sophistication. It can have a big impact on both walls and furniture.

   Time:

   Day

   Cost:

   $50 - $100

   Difficulty:

   Moderate

2. 17. Decorative Paint Technique: Crinkle Paper Painting

   

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   If you hate a lot of prep work, painting under and over crinkled tissue paper is for you. DIY Network shows you how you to get started.

   Time:

   Day

   Cost:

   $1 - $50

   Difficulty:

   Easy

3. 18. Apply a Faux Pearl Treatment to a Bookcase

   

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   Two shades of green paint and a faux pearl treatment provide a feminine facelift for the bookcase in a girl's spring bedroom.

   Time:

   Day

   Cost:

   $1 - $50

   Difficulty:

   Easy to Moderate

4. 19. Southwest Kitchen (04:33)

   

   A bland, neutral kitchen gets inspired with rich Southwest colors.

5. 20. How To Paint a Faux Leather Desktop

   

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   A hollow-core door with a leather-look painted finish adds a rich look to an inexpensive desk.

   Time:

   Day

   Cost:

   $250 - $500

   Difficulty:

   Easy

6. 21. How To Paint a Faux Wood Grain

   

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   Create a faux wood-grain look on a table using gel stain and a wood-graining rocker.

   Time:

   Weekend

   Cost:

   $100 - $250

   Difficulty:

   Easy to Moderate

7. 22. A Bronzed Living Room

   

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   A Victorian living room is revived through the use of gold and bronze painting techniques.

   Time:

   --

   Cost:

   --

   Difficulty:

   Moderate

8. 23. How To Paint Faux Paneling

   

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   Learn how to create the appearance of paneling on the walls with this faux painting technique.

   Time:

   Weekend

   Cost:

   $50 - $100

   Difficulty:

   Moderate

9. 24. How To Give a Desk a Faux Leather Look

   

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   An heirloom desk receives a faux leather makeover and a surprising border.

   Time:

   Day

   Cost:

   $1 - $50

   Difficulty:

   Moderate

10. 25. How to Give Cabinets a Tuscan Facelift

    

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    Faux painting does the trick when it comes to creating that "old-world" feel on these cabinets. Learn how to give your own cabinets tha...

    Time:

    Several Weekends

    Cost:

    $250 - $500

    Difficulty:

    Moderate to Hard

11. 26. Decorative Paint Technique: Strie Painting

    

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    Use paint to dress up a room with the look of fine fabric.

    Time:

    Day

    Cost:

    $50 - $100

    Difficulty:

    Easy to Moderate

12. 27. How To Create Faux Stone Walls

    

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    Damaged bedroom walls gain dimension and texture when layered with wall compound and finished with green paint and black glaze.

    Time:

    Day

    Cost:

    $50 - $100

    Difficulty:

    Easy

13. 28. Faux Marquetry for Wood Floor (03:30)

    

    Add faux marquetry to a wood floor with wood stain and a paint brush.

14. 29. How To Marbleize a Wooden Column

    

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    Follow this marbleizing technique to add a faux finish to just about any surface.

    Time:

    Weekend

    Cost:

    $100 - $250

    Difficulty:

    Easy to Moderate

15. 30. How To Make a Positive Paint Application With a Patterned Paint Roller

    

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    Learn how to make a positive paint application with a patterned roller. Like other positive paint-application techniques, this gives a ...

    Time:

    Under Half Day

    Cost:

    $50 - $100

    Difficulty:

    Easy