What is Faux Finishing?
Decorative Faux interior painting is a hot trend as do-it-yourselfers discover how easy it is to enhance the look of their rooms with a variety of simple applications. Most types of decorative faux interior painting involve applying one or more colors in broken layers over a different-colored background, creating a mottled or textured effect. Most of these techniques begin with a base coat of solid colored semi-gloss or satin paint, followed by a thinner coat of paint called a glaze. A versatile glaze can be made using one part interior latex paint, one part water and four parts acrylic latex glaze. This basic glaze works well for three of the most popular broken color techniques: sponging, rag-rolling and ragging. Sponging is a simple technique that begins with application of a solid base color of paint. After the base coat dries, a glaze of another color is dabbed on with a slightly dampened natural sea sponge, creating a mottled look. More than one glaze color can be used, but each
