What keeps the professional painter in business?

Do you really think the designer homes in Phoenix Home and Garden Magazine have the faux finish painted by the home owner? Not on your life. And this magazine is a 12 times a year beauty if youre interested in colorful faux finish ideas. Each month I just get an amazing eye full of beautiful soft walls and rich color combinations faux finishes. You can learn simple faux finish painting if youre interested in the DIY faux finish products. Check out this faux finish site for an interesting faux brick finish that is popular in Tuscan Style homes. You can still find great faux finish artists in your local area that do wonderful professional work for a reasonable price. Dont ask a decorator or designer. Ask your favorite local wallpaper hanger, flat wall painter or window blind store for recommendations. Alsomost of the local paint stores will have business cards of hungry faux finish artists. Ask for references and go see the work. If you love it Go For It! Oh, and ask to watch!  more