Faux Finish: Metallic Paint Overhead

Faux Finish: Metallic Paint Overhead

Shine on! Copper, Gold, Silver, Bronze, and now just about any color imaginable come in metallic finish paints.  The latest to hit the shelves is the Ralph Lauren metallic in a rainbow burst of shimmers.http://www.ralphlaurenpaint.com/specialty_finishes/metallic

Here in sunny Southwest Florida, shades of gold and copper are extremely popular for our soaring ceiling heights and to complete the Mediterranean architecture.

If you’re DYI fan, metallic paints can now be purchased through your local home depot (http://www.homedepot.com/) and there are “How to Videos” on Ralph Lauren’s site…..BUT…… there are some steps that they don’t explain. True if all you need is one color only, you could do it yourself, maybe. Corners are tricky. And several times I‘ve had to go in and correct client’s metallic paint overlap seams. The biggest difference is dimension:

As a faux finish artist, I’m creating a feel and texture with various colors and techniques. That’s what a faux artist does. The results…breath-taking. Ceilings are a huge blank canvas. Faux finish them in metallics artistically applied and they accentuate and make your home something to be envied.

Metallic paints can also be applied to Medallions to beautifully accentuate a chandelier.

To have your ceilings faux finished in metallics, contact Swan Studios Inc. http://www.swanstudio.net/

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Faux Finish Painting: Green With Envy

Faux Finish Painting: Green with Envy

What to do with a small guest bath? Most of the time small baths are painted in light colors to create a sense that the room is “bigger” than it really is. But, it is a lot of fun and creates a massive impact to go with a darker color and make the room into a jewel box. Think deep reds, chocolate browns, charcoal grey, or in this case deep metallic moss green burnished with metallic browns….

The results….Gorgeous

This stunning guest bath faux finish was created with metallic moss green, deeper forest green, and metallic brown. The client now has the perfect wall finish backdrop to display their tropical palm artwork.

To have your small room faux finished into a breathing taking gem…contact Swan Studios Inc http://www.swanstudio.net/

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Faux Finish for furniture: The Calvin Cabinet

Faux Finish for Furniture: The Calvin Cabinet

I paint a lot of furniture. As you can see from the photo albums on my website ( www.swanstudio.net ) and media pages (www.google.com/+SwanStudiosIncCapeCoral  and www.facebook.com/swanstudiosinc ) . The projects commissioned range from entire bedroom sets, kitchen cabinets, to small statues. Recently I was asked to paint a “wee little cabinet”. It had been hand crafted many years ago by the family patriarch, Calvin, and passed along to various family members, whoever was in need of furniture at the time. The cabinet needed a fresh finish and a shelf replaced inside. What made this refresh special was the latest recipient was a new family member named after his great grandfather, Calvin.

I lightly sanded the treated wood both inside and out, top coated in deep brown, sanded to distress, then used an antique glaze to further give it an distressed aged appearance. The family’s request was only to make sure that the scratch marks made by a beloved pet could still be seen through this newly-aged faux finish.

I scripted the name Calvin on top

And here’s little Calvin himself next to his great grand-dad’s and now his “Calvin Cabinet".

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Art in a Haze

Art in a Haze

Haze Studio Salon and Gallery that is! Last night John Charles hosted a Mid-Summer's Art Opening and Celebration at his Salon/Gallery in Fort Myers,Florida.

Of course, you may recognize him as master of ceremonies for Zombicon (Lee County’s very own uber marvelous must attend zombie event. ) For more info on this year’s Zombie extravaganza, visit : www.zombicon.com .

 The salon was buzzing and spilling over with tunes, sushi, and amazing art pieces. Some created by John himself;

Bloodweed by John Charles

FireBloom by John Charles

Outside, artist Dharma Lefevre, painted live and displayed her colorful pieces.

To contact John:  Haze Salon/Gallery  12680 McGregor Blvd Fort Myers, FL 33919 / 239-313-6443

To contact Dharma Lefevre : 239- 849-4317 /jennatlefevre@gmail.com / or on facebook at 

www.facebook.com/Ravethesaneforests

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Metallic Faux Finish for a Kitchen Makeover

Metallic Faux Finish: Kitchen Makeover

What do you do when you love a kitchen wall-covering that matches perfect with your décor but you just had it ripped down during a remodel ?... Call Swan Studios!

The wall covering had a lux copper metallic finish. I used a neutral base in eggshell to give a proper skin to apply the glazing. Using a ragging technique I applied a rust color glaze and a peach skin tone glaze. Once the glazes were dry to the touch I applied a copper metallic sheen.

The custom cabinetry and ceiling remodel was create by Mustang Builders http://mustangbuilderscorp.com/

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