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 ...

Instead, try limewash, Venetian plaster, or hand-troweled finishes, which bring subtle movement and dimension to a ...

This new wall-coating trend veers on the side of subtlety, but will make your home look and feel more natural, particularly ...

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 ...

One of the last steps in many a brownstone renovation is to apply several thin layers of plaster to the walls to achieve a satiny, smooth finish, also known as a skim coat. But tinted plaster walls ...

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 ...

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 ...

An curved arrow pointing right. SherDecor in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, specializes in interior design, using Venetian plaster to create walls that resemble marble. The process involves applying putty ...

Dating from the late 19th century, this Neo-Grec brownstone has undergone a thorough renovation that blends modern amenities with attention to preserving historic detail. The house at 816 Lafayette ...