For homeowners looking to make a distinctive and striking decoration choice for their homes, you will want to consider using the services of a faux painter. Denver homeowners of various residences used in recent Parade of Homes did just that, with stunning results. Several of the faux painting techniques that were used could also be emulated in your home by a faux-paint artist. Colorwashes were used in several of the beautiful homes. A colorwash uses glaze combined with paint, which is typically brushed with long strokes on the surface to be painted with the result of a subtle color wash on the area. Glaze is simply paint that has been thinned with whatever medium is appropriate to the paint, depending on whether is is water or oil-based. Because the glaze has been thinned, it offers the artist a product that can be used to create a transparent color layer over a bottom color. This allows the faux painter to artistically layer colors on the painted surface, making for a rich, gorgeous painting treatment.
Other Parade of Homes faux painting techniques seen include Venetian Plaster. This is a paint method that offers a final result of what appears to be a textured surface, yet it is smooth to the touch. Thin layers of plaster are carefully applied with a trowel or other specialty tool, and then it is rubbed and burnished to create a polished surface. It is also a painting technique that is used to recreate the appearance of polished plaster and stucco, which is a textured surface created by varying combinations of cement, sand and lime.
After selecting a faux painter, Denver owners could choose a fabulous strie colorwash for a bathroom, kitchen or any other room in their homes. It is a colorwash because it uses paint thinned with glaze to create the paint effect, which is very subtle yet beautiful stripes or streaks. The stripes can be created in a vertical or horizontal pattern, depending on the look you would like. The strie technique can even be used to create the effect of fabric's warp and weft.
For several of Denver's parade of homes, faux painting played a prominent role in how the homes were decorated. A kitchen stove hood, typically a rather large and unattractive yet necessary part of a working kitchen, was made into a showpiece through the use of the faux painting techniques of Venetian Plaster along with the creative use of stencils. Ceilings were adorned with colorwashes to give the appearance of age and wear to new residences. Mediterranean looks were achieved with the use of a ceiling paint treatment colorwash to deepen and warm the rest of the room. This was lovely when used in conjunction with stonework as part of the wall treatment. As these homeowners did in the parade of homes, faux painting could also be your choice for a new look in your home.
