Faux & Specialty Finishes in Red Deer
Glazes, colour washes, metallics, and feature walls applied by hand, with a sample board before anything goes on your wall.
Most rooms want one flat colour done well. Occasionally a room wants something with more depth in it, and that is what a specialty finish is for.
This is hand work applied in layers, so it takes longer than standard painting and the result varies with the person doing it. That is also why we always put a sample board in the room before committing to a wall.
What We Apply
Glazing, where a translucent layer over a base coat gives the surface movement and depth as the light changes through the day.
Colour washing, which is softer and reads as texture rather than pattern.
Metallic and pearl finishes, usually on a feature wall or an alcove, where the sheen shifts depending on where you are standing.
Distressed and aged effects on furniture, trim, and built-ins, where the point is to make something look like it has been there longer than it has.
Where It Works
Dining rooms, entryways, alcoves, and the wall behind a bed or a fireplace. Places you look at deliberately rather than pass through.
It works less well across a whole open-plan floor, where the effect stops being a feature and starts being the room.
An Honest Word on Technique
Some of these finishes had a moment and are now firmly of it. Heavy sponging and obvious rag-rolling read as a particular decade the moment you walk in. Subtle glazing and metallic accents have held up considerably better.
We would rather tell you that before the work than have you look at it in five years and see the date on the wall.
Specialty finishes usually go in alongside interior painting for the rest of the room, and the same techniques suit cabinet work where a plain colour would be flat.
We do this work across Red Deer and the surrounding area.
See a Sample First
Tell us the room and the effect you have in mind, and we will prepare a sample board so you can see it in your own light before deciding.
What's Included
- Glazing and colour washing
- Metallic and pearl finishes
- Feature and accent walls
- Distressed and aged effects on furniture and trim
- Sample board prepared before committing to a room
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Faux & Specialty Finishes Questions
What is a faux finish?
Any decorative paint technique that builds depth rather than laying one flat colour. Glazes, colour washes, metallics, and aged or distressed effects all fall under it. The work is done by hand in layers, which is why it takes longer than standard painting.
Will it date badly?
Some techniques do. Heavy sponging and rag-rolling read as a specific era now. Subtle glazing, a soft colour wash, and metallic accents have aged far better. We will tell you honestly which is which before you commit a whole room.
Can you do just one wall?
Yes, and for most homes that is the right scope. A single feature wall gives you the effect without the room becoming overwhelming, and it costs a fraction of doing all four.
Do I get to see it first?
Yes. We prepare a sample board in your actual room and let you look at it in daylight and under your lights before anything goes on the wall.
Does it cost more than regular painting?
Per square foot, yes, because it is layered hand work rather than rolling a single colour. Limited to a feature wall or an alcove, the total is often less than people expect.
Get a Free Faux & Specialty Finishes Quote
Get a free written quote. We will come and look at the job and give you a straight answer on what it needs.