Children’s Rooms
I love to paint children’s rooms. It’s a good thing, because I sure do get to paint a lot of them. I guess it brings out the kid in me, and I get to have lots of fun creating something [ . . . ]
Tag: faux
Powder Room
People ask me if my home has lots of murals and fancy finishes in it. The truth is, this one doesn’t. Lots of artwork, yes, but not directly on the walls. I have added some color to the home though [ . . . ]
Pewabic Wall
Just a small project, but a nice way to dress up a wall. See that leaf tile below the quote? The one that looks like a Pewabic Pottery tile? That is not only a pretty little design element, but is [ . . . ]
Abused and beautiful
Furniture Makeovers with Paint These pieces of antique furniture certainly had seen better days. The finish was half worn off, crazed and just awful. The client is really into the shabby chic, creamy and antiqued look right now, so she [ . . . ]
Making the new look old
Distressed Crackled Paint Finish This is a subtle look for a couple who like to collect old timeworn antiques. I used a multi-step distressed crackled paint finish to achieve the look they wanted on a wall of storage in their [ . . . ]
Taken for Granite
Ta-da!!! I am sooooo excited about this table and it’s faux granite tabletop transformation. I remember the first time I saw it as a curb shopping friend took it out of the back of his truck a few years ago [ . . . ]
Cottage Style Deck Furniture
What a fun creative project! This client had a special request- ‘new’ cottage style deck furniture, made to look somewhat worn and well used with a cottage like feel to it. Their deck has seen better days, but they are [ . . . ]
Metallic Medallions
Painted Ceiling Medallions A client brought me a small challenge last week- to paint some stock ceiling medallions he and his wife had purchased to match the canopies of their new ceiling fixtures (the smaller round item at the top). [ . . . ]
Marble Barrel Ceiling
This is one of the most rewarding projects I worked on in 2005. It’s a marble barrel ceiling (6 feet wide and 25 feet long) in a hallway between the living room and dining room in a large home. I [ . . . ]
Paris Window View Mural
The walls and ceiling are faux finished to look like an old french garret, complete with a few cracks painted in. The Paris window view mural just completes the room. I loved this project! I was asked to paint a [ . . . ]