Delicately woodgrained walls for Mary Douglas Drysdale in Washington, DC Photo by Rising Tide Inc.

Venetian Plaster feature wall against a fine stippled finish for Ernesto Santalla of Studio Santalla. photo courtesy of Ernesto Santalla

This bold faux encaustic accent wall punctuates the staircase in an otherwise low-key hallway. Photo by Rising Tide Inc.

Venetian Plaster feature wall against a fine stippled finish for Ernesto Santalla of Studio Santalla. photo courtesy of Ernesto Santalla

Manet fragment paintings in oil for Susan Major of Hestia Design, in Columbia MD. Photo by Rising Tide Inc.

Faux Encaustic finish in five colors blends together to create a subtle depth for this guest room accent wall in Jarretsville, MD, for Susan Major of Hestia Design.

A jewel-toned harlequin pattern makes this dark powder room rich and elegant.

This powder room has been glazed with a coarse strie finish in a very elegant slate grey color.

The walls throughout the public areas of this house in Baltimore County are textured with a two-toned sand-finished stucco, then glazed with a umber colorwash.

A package of finishes gives this dining room a very rich effect. The walls are glazed in deep red parchment and the feature trim elements are painted in a three toned antique bronze metallic system. The crown has been bronzed and stenciled, which turns onto the gold ceiling to frame the room strongly.

This "scratch-coat" cement texture is integrally colored, and then overglazed with two washes of additional color to enhance the physical depth of the surface.

A folk-style combed floor at an antebellum Maryland farmhouse.

The walls and millwork of this powder room have been glazed in a soft antiqued strie to match the imported French limestone tile.