Artifice Inc.

Artifice Inc. Artifice Inc., based in Northern Virginia, is a full-service decorative arts company offering the finest in faux finishing and mural painting. Artifice Inc.

is a full-service decorative arts company serving residential and corporate clients in Northern Virginia, Maryland, and Washington, D.C.. offers the finest in faux finishing and mural painting. Our services include custom finishes for walls, ceilings, and floors, including traditional glazes (parchment, ragging, colorwashes, strie), textural effects and stenciling. We have over twenty-five years e

xperience in the art of graining and marbling and pride ourselves in the realism of our faux finishes. We also offer the latest in decorative surface treatments including Venetian plaster and a myriad of Italian lime plasters, the latest in metallic plasters, and eco-friendly textures and glazes. Whenever possible we work with products that are environmentally friendly, (low or no volatile organic compounds.) We realize that each job is unique and we strive to match each finish perfectly to the optimum color and pattern for your space. We specialize in mural painting and have executed large scale building murals as well as many commissions for corporate and residential clients throughout the metropolitan region. We can work in virtually any medium or style and can execute work off-site as well for later installation for your convenience. Bryan King the owner of Artifice Inc. is personally involved in the execution of each mural and custom finish. If you use our services you will not get an assistant with little experience performing your work. We take pride in consistently finishing projects on schedule and maintaining a clean and professional work environment. Please take a moment to look at our galleries to get acquainted with our services, and contact us so you can see for yourself our dedication to quality, service, and innovation.

Finishing up mural of Moroccan garden landscape. Painted on aluminum panel, will be installed in small courtyard in Wash...
02/16/2023

Finishing up mural of Moroccan garden landscape. Painted on aluminum panel, will be installed in small courtyard in Washington, D.C..

Two mural designs painted to enhance four garage elevator lobbies. Each image was painted twice over two busy weeks last...
01/12/2023

Two mural designs painted to enhance four garage elevator lobbies. Each image was painted twice over two busy weeks last May. Painted on parachute cloth with excellent assistance from Christine Anderson@steenavonbeena.

11/24/2021

My office the past week. Applying blue fresco finish and 164 23k gold leaf stars to chapel ceiling. Making progress!

Four days, four 16 foot faux marble columns. Painted to match the tiled marble floor for Carlyle Towers Condominiums.   ...
10/05/2021

Four days, four 16 foot faux marble columns. Painted to match the tiled marble floor for Carlyle Towers Condominiums.

Aquatic themed mural just completed for Arlington Science Focus School, thirty feet in length for the entry lobby. This ...
07/23/2021

Aquatic themed mural just completed for Arlington Science Focus School, thirty feet in length for the entry lobby. This is my third mural for an Arlington County public school. I’ve really enjoyed working on each of them, fun projects!
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Third day of work complete on aquatic mural for Arlington Science Focus School. Fun project!
07/20/2021

Third day of work complete on aquatic mural for Arlington Science Focus School. Fun project!

Getting ready to remove this mural from the wall at Whitlow’s Restaurant in Arlington. I painted this 26 years ago, will...
07/14/2021

Getting ready to remove this mural from the wall at Whitlow’s Restaurant in Arlington. I painted this 26 years ago, will be rehung at their new location when they reopen. One advantage of painting on canvas!

Completed diversity mural in Falls Church, VA. Mural is designed to be interactive so people can pose holding the large ...
06/15/2021

Completed diversity mural in Falls Church, VA. Mural is designed to be interactive so people can pose holding the large balloons in the center. Fun working in the sun on a project so close to home!

Beginning of day 13 for diversity themed mural in Falls Church, VA. Here is my assistant Kim dutifully arranging all of ...
05/28/2021

Beginning of day 13 for diversity themed mural in Falls Church, VA. Here is my assistant Kim dutifully arranging all of the paint according to the color wheel. The question is how long will it stay that way?
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Large ginkgo leave mural in muted colors for staircase in beautiful residence in the Washington, DC.
03/02/2021

Large ginkgo leave mural in muted colors for staircase in beautiful residence in the Washington, DC.

Love the look of this gold metallic plaster ceiling with the uplighting from the chandelier installed yesterday.        ...
01/13/2021

Love the look of this gold metallic plaster ceiling with the uplighting from the chandelier installed yesterday. artist

Accent column in deep blue Venetian plaster with bronze wax. First layer troweled to create vertical profile. Love this ...
12/18/2020

Accent column in deep blue Venetian plaster with bronze wax. First layer troweled to create vertical profile. Love this dramatic application.

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Arlington, VA

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