Marble Look Faux Painting

For a lighter look sponge off excess paint onto a paper towel as you work.

Marble look faux painting.

Dab and smear the paint to create the look of marble. This is seriously the best diy project i ve ever done. I was a little weary at first but my journey into the world of faux marbling has completely changed my mind about faux finishes. Not one to do without when i can see a way to get the look by doing a little creative diy i decided it would be fun to create faux carrara marble painting on the top of the sideboard.

I painted my kitchen countertops to look like carrara marble and i love how they turned out. Dip the sea sponge into all three colors at once and dab the sponge lightly on the tabletop. Paint a faux marble finish. Many years ago i bought a marbleize kit to paint a table and the results were surprisingly good.

While this project looks difficult it s actually quite basic you just need some paint a handful of tools and a smidgen of patience. Follow this tutorial to do your own faux marble painting to get the look you re going for without breaking the bank. They can be done and done right. I painted the rest of the sideboard using diy plaster of paris chalk paint and distressed the edges and then used paste wax to add protection and shine.

It was very very easy so i thought i would show you guys how i d. Black gray dark green a. All you need is a full day a little patience and marble surfaces can be yours at a fraction of the cost. Equally surprising was how simple the kit was so i will reproduce the steps here the items you need are 4 colors of paint.

And you can take it up another notch by adding a decorative faux marble finish. The beauty of learning how to faux marble paint is that you can create the look of a specific marble variety you like or tweak the technique to come up with your own unique marble colors. One of the easiest and most impactful ways to update old furniture is to paint it.