The trend of "suede" paint on hot rods and custom cars has become more accepted in the last 20 years. At one time the look was regarded as a fad by some people—and a disagreeable fad by a few others.

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Wallpaper is the new darling of the design industry, which could be bad news for faux finish artists like Vanessa Shaw Finelli, who has done her share of parchment, leather, suede, wood graining, ...