My Current Project

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.

The Bachelor’s Pad

Here are some photos from a job I did a few years ago.  This was to be a new home for a newly single man.  I would describe his style as modern and contemporary. My first meeting for this project was to see the place, meet the Interior Designer and give some ideas for a bathroom.  I ended up getting the original bathroom, in addition to painting the foyer, an accent wall master bedroom and master bathroom.  The homeowner really liked my ideas. 

The original bathroom had a grey tiled shower and white cabinets.  We went with a plum brown strie over light grey.  After completing the walls, I recommended doing grey storm clouds on the ceiling.  It really added to the room.

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The next project was the foyer.  He really liked my sample of a striped Luster Stone.  For some reason, this reminds me of a tuxedo.  I’m not sure why, it just gives me the feel of manly elegance.  What a great statement to make when you first enter his home.

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On to the next wall.  For his accent wall, which is actually the backside of his kitchen.  He had stated that he really likes the look of slate.  So, my response to that was “let’s go pick out a piece of slate to duplicate”.  This turned into our first shopping trip of many to come.  We selected a piece of slate, so off to my studio to replicate it.  (Now, I’m really wishing I kept that piece of slate to show the comparison.)  The sample turned out awesome.  It was a four layer process with textures and blending colors on the wall.  I think it turned out really nice and really compliments the colors throughout the house.

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I can’t remember if the master bedroom or master bathroom came next.  I think it was the master bedroom.

After working there awhile on the other rooms, I really felt like I was getting to know his taste and personality.  He had just had is master bedroom painted, but I felt it was really missing something.  I came up with the idea of colorblocking on the headboard wall.  From there, he added his idea of incorporating “the perfect rectangle”.  This is something he is very interested in, so he gave me the measurements for “the perfect rectangle”.   To date, I think this wall has the most dramatic impact of any room I’ve done.  It really draws you into the room (I guess that’s probably not a bad thing for as single guy).

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The master bathroom ended up requiring a little trust on his part.  As you may have notices there is a theme going of blues and greys.  The master bathroom was no exception.  We decided we were going to go with a textured finish with a color wash over it.  The base was a light tan and he wanted a blue color wash on top.  I had suggested adding both blue and brown for the color wash.  He didn’t like the idea of the brown, so I did as he requested.  Unfortunately, when I started, we decided it looked like a dead persons flesh… not a very pretty sight I know.  Here is where the trust came into play.  I suggested once again adding some brown and blue blending them as I go.  (Of course, with the guarantee it would be redone if he didn’t like it.)  Lucky for me, he really liked it and I was able to finish the room.

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After all the work of painting and decorating was done, it was time for him to move in and have a party.  As a housewarming gift, I decided to paint him yet one more thing.  I created this piece of artwork to go in his master bathroom.

This project really was a learning experience for me.  It was my first job that started as one room and turned into several rooms.  I was also able to assist in a lot of the decorating and shopping.  Not only did I have fun working on this project, I also gained a new friend. 

Yet another reason I love my job.