Happy New Year

 Happy New Year ! Wishing everyone a better, brighter, and joyful colorful 2021 !

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The World is Your Oyster

The World is Your Oyster

“Pearls are always appropriate” … Jackie Kennedy

The beauty of nature is breathtaking. Artists strive towards a perfection that only an Almighty Creator can achieve. But the practice of mimicking what we see in nature allows us to get knee deep in the wonder of it. Or in this case, elbow deep. As a faux artist, the feel of gliding metallic and pearlized plasters along a wall surface is joy. The results are glorious. (It’s also a great work out for your arms)

This week’s focus is on a Master bathroom that was transformed from a sad shade of pale green to a modern spin on an old-world technique. In the Before and After photos the quest is obvious. The tile, shower design, and light fixtures are all sleek. Although every color has its purpose, the choice of a pale sage green on the walls was not appropriate for the space. A plain color also doesn’t allow the space to be as luxurious as the rest of the home feels. Applying several layers of pearlized paints and plasters elevates the rooms look:

 

The first step was to white out the green. Since metallic paints and plasters are reflective on both sides, you’ll want to cover up any color that you don’t want reflected back into view. In this space I used Sherwin Williams Moderate White (SW6140) in satin. The paints used were Setcoat Pearl & Metal glow Luna White. The plasters were Faux Effects Stucco white ( this is not pearlized ) , Palette Deco Silver & Champagne. To create dimension I added a third layer with Palette Deco Clear and added in a hint of the Pearl. All of these glide like butter and don’t need polishing. Clean up is easy, just peel off the tape and pull up floor covering.

                                                                                    

And now the space is ready to enjoy just in time for Christmas and into the New Year

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Seeing Double- Seeing Triple

Seeing Double- Seeing Triple

 

The creation of private beach getaways at home continues in today’s mural project. This time with a twist. Actually, with a twist and a turn. The lanai wall space has a zero- gap fence in front of it to conceal necessary mechanical equipment that run a home. Rather than ignore the fence, it is incorporated into the mural. A planned palm tree is painted twice at the base. Once on the main wall but also on fence wall. It’s painted so that while relaxing in the lanai lounge area the mural appears to be a one continuous scene:

 

The fun continues as you step out of the lanai. The “Double stack “mural now spins into a triple take. Next door neighbors and friends have their own beach murals on their lanai privacy wall. These murals were posted in earlier blogs. Standing behind the homes you can see 3 different beach scenes at once:

For a closer look at each:

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Dreaming of a White...Kitchen !

 

Dreaming of a White …Kitchen

 

It’s the most wonderful time of year. The smell of cinnamon wafting through the air as pies and cookies bake, hot cocoa topped with whip cream, lights twinkling, carol’s playing, and of course, your dreaming of a white …KITCHEN ! Updating your kitchen cabinetry changes everything from the look to how you feel when your whipping up your family’s favorite meals. You could say it makes everything … Merry & Bright.

Here light oak wood cabinets are now bright gleaming white

A look at some other transformed cabinetry :

Bathroom cabinetry can also be updated :

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