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Interior Creative Design :: Decorative Interior Painting
Decorative Interior Painting:
Decorative Painting Techniques for Interior Spaces
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Decorative interior painting is still in style and while sponge painting might not be the hottest thing on most interior designer's lists, textured and styled looks are still popular. The styles are often called “faux” painting, which is a French word for “fake.”
Though faux finishes have been used for centuries, they became increasingly popular in the early 1990s. Wallpaper was no longer fashionable, but homeowners wanted to still add texture and design to their walls. Homeowners flocked to the techniques and how easy it was to replace or simply paint over an older design.
To learn more about different styles and finishes of decorative interior painting that are still really popular today, keep reading.
Marbleizing
Marbleizing is the term used to describe the technique used to make a wall's surface look like marble. Typically, this is done just with glaze, paint and a feather technique, but it can be mimicked with plaster. However, plaster is more permanent and must be sanded off.
Graining
Graining is the decorative interior painting technique done to make a wall or surface look like a wood grain. It's usually done to imitate exotic wood finishes, and is typically painted using a glazed base and dark lines to imitate the wood's grain.
Plaster or Venetian Plaster
Done completely with paint, the Venetian Plaster technique is smooth and shiny, and designed to imitate the look of real, antique plaster. The painting makes it appear textured, but it's actually smooth and soft to the touch.
Ragging
Ragging or rag painting is a popular technique that uses rags to apply the paint or glaze over the paint. The twisted and bunched rags create a subtle texture that's visible, yet still discreet.
Strie
Strie is a French term that means “streak,” or sometimes “stripe.” It's also used to describe a popular decorative interior painting technique designed to mimic the lines in fabrics like linen or denim. By using a soft glaze, the painter creates lines and thin streaks of color that create the fabric effect.
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