Can I Faux Paint Part of My Kitchen?

Create a feature wall in your kitchen with a faux paint technique. Whether it be the main wall in the kitchen or a smaller wall as you enter the kitchen, use the wall to experiment with a faux technique. One idea is to paint with the dragging technique using two different colors. For instance, paint the wall a shade of dove gray. Once dry, drag a navy blue shade, thinned with a faux glaze, for a opalescent hue. Drag in a criss-cross pattern or a herringbone pattern for best results.

Combine faux painting with wallpaper to create a dynamic backsplash for your kitchen. Protect the wallpaper backsplash with a panel of glass. One idea is to install paintable embossed wallpaper in a pattern of your choice. Paint the wallpaper with a faux technique to suit the paper and your home, and install the glass once the paper is dry. Or, apply a faux glaze to any wallpaper to give it an aged look.

Faux paint the ceiling instead of the walls. If you don't want to commit to a feature wall, faux paint the ceiling instead. Create an old-world look with a ragging technique and shades of cream and taupe. Carry the look down into the room with old-world lighting, accessories, and within the color scheme.

Build shadow boxes along a long wall in the kitchen, and faux paint the insides of the boxes. Use the finished shadow boxes to house art, mirrors and other items for the kitchen. One idea is to add a crackle finish to the cabinets in the kitchen and to the trim of the shadow boxes, to unify the look.