Table of contents : Getting started -- Surface preparation & basic techniques -- Tools, materials and products -- How to use faux finishing tools and products -- 30 step-by-step demonstrations. Walls. Layered silk / Tammy Burgess -- Silver patina / Gina Rath -- Veneziano polished plaster / Rik Lazenby -- Crackle foil / Gary Lord -- Abstract collage / Kim Metheny & Sue Weir -- Pompeian ornament tavern finish / Cynthia Davis -- Rustic bark / Gary Lord -- Bamboo noire / Donna Phelps -- Hip to be square / Mindy Giglio -- Golden grotto / Sue Hon -- Red tissue LusterStone / Gary Lord -- Vibrant verdigris / Zebo Ludvicek -- Faux bamboo / Gary Lord -- Reflective checkerboard / Debbie Hayes -- Tree releaf / Karen Kratz-Miller -- Organic rust / Gary Lord -- Krazy Klimt / Jeanine Dostal -- Ceilings. Doily dome ceiling / Liz Hermann -- Faux tile ceiling / Gary Lord -- Abstract ceiling / Krista Vind -- Floors. Stained concrete carpet / Nancy Jones -- Stained wood modello floor / Gary Lord -- Furniture & cabinets. Raised vines on kitchen cabinets / Rose Wilde -- English plaster chest / Ann Snipes -- Abalone crackle / Connie & Randy Cotita -- Doors, fireplaces and portable surfaces. Book-matched mahogany doors / Eric Speigel -- Chrome contemp-o tile / Rebecca Slaton -- Urban rust panels / Alexandra Kranyak -- Faux leather fireplace surround / Susan Anspach -- Spring collageables / Deb Drager -- Resources & artist contact Information.