Swan Studios Mural and Faux Finish Adventures: Stuck in the Middle with You

Sunday, January 7, 2018

Stuck in the Middle with You

Faux artists are often asked to match existing finishes. Perhaps there’s a piece of furniture that needs a new finish to go along with a home’s décor or a light fixture that needs to change from brass to oil rubbed bronze. Occasionally, however, the paint request is – hmmm shall we say, a bit more challenging in the fact that the faux painted piece will be directly inserted into the item to be matched. I had two such requests in the same week. I know, weird, I thought. But the challenges were fun and here are the results.

The first was to faux paint a speaker cover that the builder had placed in the middle of a wall. The wall was then covered in a gorgeous bright weave effect wall-covering. The speaker- cover now stuck out like a sore thumb. I faux painted to match not just the color but the texture linen effect of the wall-covering. The speaker now blends in with the wall:

Here's a closer look:

The second challenge was to paint a cover piece for the top of a television that would rise from within an outdoor marble fireplace. The Crema Mafil marble would be to heavy to use as the top cover. When the television is lowered back into the fireplace the top cover would need to blend in as if it were the same continuous carved Crema Mafil marble. I have to say, it turned out great! Of course, the faux finish is also clear coated for outdoor durability: