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Decorative artist Aliya Riaz creates custom surface finishes, to meet the color and design preferences of her clients. These hand-painted or applied finishes include authentic Venetian plasters and textures, faux marbles, exotic wood grains, gilding, decorative patterns, and gorgeous glazes. Portfauxlio works with designers, homeowners, architects, and corporate clients, creating decorative art, plaster work and hand-painted finishes. We are in the business of beauty, and we maintain impeccably high standards.

Ceilings

Child's Play

Furniture

Gilding

Glaze Finishes

Plaster

Signature Surfaces

Woodgraining

Signature Surfaces

Faux finishes are techniques that simulate surfaces like marbling, wood graining, leather, tortoiseshell and other organic materials found in nature. Gilding, patination, aging and distressing come under the very large umbrella of a finisher’s repertoire. Stencilling, découpage and trompe l’oeil are other skills that have to be acquired in order to fully round off a faux finisher’s portfolio. Portfauxlio creates custom finishes to enhance the environment you live or work in-from traditional to contemporary, and elegant to eccentric. We can create a gorgeous finish for your project.

Venetian Plasters

Portfauxlio provides installation of authentic Venetian Plasters (also known as Italian Plasters). Because they are natural products, these elements will bond over time, and harden back to an original stone/texture state. It actually improves in appearance over time and has what is called a natural healing process that can repair natural cracking or splitting that could occur naturally over the years due to weather or other natural environmental issues. Some of the benefits of this product include resistance to water and water damage, mildew and mold resistance, and little or no upkeep.