Discover three unique decorative painting techniques perfect for enhancing gypsum wall and ceiling borders. This step-by-step ...

When the historic homes we live in and admire in Brooklyn today were spanking new, they were often enhanced with decorative painting. Special paint effects have a long history in the U.S., going back ...

Paint can do more than change the color of a room - it can add texture, pattern and visual interest. Today's decorative painting techniques are simple and sophisticated alternatives to wallpaper, and ...

The infinite possibilities of decorative painting brought life to villas in Pompeii, Florentine palaces and Charleston in East Sussex. Today, a revival of interest in the artform is once again ...

It’s well known that Henri Matisse was a champion of decorative painting — or perhaps I should say, the decorative in painting. His admirers will have in mind the words from his “Notes of a Painter” ...

As early as age 5, decorative painter Katherine Jacobus knew she would work in the arts. While earning a bachelor's degree in illustration from Parsons, she spent a year at Christie's auction house.

The Society of Decorative Painters is auctioning off about 850 items of its museum collection. Travis Heying The Wichita Eagle The Society of Decorative Painters, an international membership ...

One of the easiest and most impactful ways to update a wall is to paint it with a faux painting technique. And you can take ...

One of the hallmarks of a well-kept home or prosperous business is a fresh, professional coat of paint. But most people hate painting–it takes a lot of time and skill to do the job right–plus you have ...

An artist decorates an ornament at Zhostovo decorative painting factory, in Moscow region, Russia, on Dec. 8, 2020. Zhostovo is a Russian folk art center famous for its painted trays decorated with ...