Faux Finished Furniture

  Expensive woods like teak or mahogany, marble, stone and other materials used to make expensive furniture are often imitated by a painted surface. Faux finishes have been used since the days of ancient Egypt. The Greeks and Romans admired murals that were examples trompe l’oiel (fool-the-eye) paintings. Life-sized objects on tables, half-open doors, stairways […]