Aging and Antiquing

Aging and Antiquing is the process of aging a surface to produce a time-worn appearance. We can apply antiquing effects to all kinds of surfaces, creating a lovely aged appearance.
Antuiqing technique can be used on many differant surfacess like kitchen cabinets, furniture, walls, etc.

Aged wall plaster

Is it real plaster or not? Faux plastering is a technique that is ideal for walls that suffer from many imperfections. This pure painting technique can make any wall look old, and even crumbly. Overall, the effect lightens a room, and adds a touch of elegance. Stenciling and insets add attractive accents to faux plaster walls. The aged plaster effect is reached via successive layer of paints, applied in progressively thinner dilutions. Unlike color washing, the paints are dribbled, not brushed. Faux plaster walls look striking with chair rail molding that has been aged, or with baseboards finished like

Distressing

You can create an aged look with paint using some faux painting techniques that will change the look of any room using a few simple tools. These faux painting techniques can be applied to your walls, cabinets, or furniture pieces to give new surfaces a distressed look or old surfaces new life.

Faux wood graining

Also known as faux bois (French) is a faux painting technique used to simulate the appearance of wood on a non-wood surface in order to increase that surface's aesthetic appeal. Graining was common in the 19th century, as people were keen on imitating hard, expensive woods by applying a superficial layer of paint onto soft, inexpensive woods. Graining can be accomplished using either rudimentary tools or highly specialized graining tools. A specialized thick brush used for graining is often called a mottler. It is carried out in layers, with the first layer being a base, and then a second layer applied later, today usually by means of a sponge. .

Furniture and cabinet refinishing

There are countless techniques we can use to refinish your cabinets and furniture from old world looks to a time-worn appearance. We can apply faux effects to all kinds of surfaces, creating a lovely aged appearance.

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