I painted the top of this sideboard 6 years ago using my faux marble painting technique.
Marble faux finish techniques.
To create this distressed look shabby to chic designs used the ultimate faux finishing technique dry brushing.
In fact these faux paint styles are stunning and timeless.
Doing these two things has kept my faux painted carrara marble sideboard top looking like new.
The following steps will show you how to paint a faux carrara marble table.
Here are a few of the most common faux techniques.
Create the look of marble at a fraction of the cost with a faux finishing technique.
Since this time it has now become a sink vanity.
A basic marble faux finishing technique standard white marble with gray and black veins is beneficial to learn regardless of what type of marble you wish to recreate with paint.
While it takes some patience and creativity to successfully complete a faux finish project the results will convince you that the work and amount of time spent were worth it.
Choose your colors based on the type of marble you wish to recreate.
When you hear faux painting techniques does a picture of someone with big 1980 s bangs wearing acid washed jeans taking a sponge to a wall suddenly emerge in your head.
And you can take it up another notch by adding a decorative faux marble finish.
Faux finish painting is a technique that creates texture and nuance by replicating the look or feel of other surfaces such as striped wallpaper suede or marble.
Faux finish an inexpensive chest of drawers to replicate the look of mahogany.
19 faux painting techniques for your home that don t suck.
The faux marble finish looks better than ever and it even gets wet from time to time.
How to paint a marble effect faux finish.