Here is the house I have been working on for the past couple of weeks. The homeowners have been remodeling their house and had some faux finishing done. They weren’t happy with the way their last faux finisher did the dining room. They contacted me to redo it. I redid the silver stripes and completely changed the ceiling. The ceiling had a sponged look before that didn’t compliment the walls at all. Sorry, I didn’t get any before picture of this room. Here is the completed room. I can’t wait to see what it looks like with the furniture in it.
I also repainted their bathroom. It had a venetian plaster type finish. I think they were going for a marble look, that didn’t turn out quite right. So, I repainted it with a bronze linen type look. After several days, the husband decided he didn’t like this either. It’s too close to the wood tones, so I’ll be lightening it.
I was also asked to change the living room. It’s a green plaster, but too much green for the homeowners. I troweled some of the gold I used for the dining room ceiling over the green. This toned down the green and also helped the two rooms flow a little better.
The after picture didn’t photograph very good. The gold was still wet and looks a lot more blotchy than it actually is. It has more of a subtle marble look to it. I’ll have to get another picture of it when I go back.
I am also doing the bedroom wall that they didn’t like. The headboard wall had a cloud-like finish on the upper half. I had suggested to do a colorblock technique and incorporate the two different blues, some silver, brown/bronze and white. Well, I got it drawn out and started painting it. To my surprise the next day I got a call and the husband thinks it’s too contemporary.
I must admit, this one was a little disappointing. I feel it really looked nice with their headboard and bedding. Oh well, it’s back to the studio to come up with another idea.
Sometimes, these things happen. It’s hard for some people to visualize what an entire wall is going to look like from just a small sample. I enjoy the challenge and look forward to finding the perfect solution for this room. I’ll post more when it gets finished.
