The wood grained trim beautifully accented the furniture, tile, and cabinets. The suede walls richly accented the wood grain and gave the home a contemporary look and feel. Notice the chandelier medallion that was also decorated and written about next.
The chandelier medallion was a four part process. First we base coated the medallion with color, decorated with gold glaze, ragged a penetrating stain, then accented with silver glaze.
The painted white columns were base coated and then decorated to a faux marble.
The stairway stringers also painted green, were base coated, faux wood grained with a glaze, and then sealed to match the stairway treads giving the stairway a realistic wood look.
The Addison is a unique venue and the former home of the renowned architect, Addison Mizner. Originally built in 1926, the grounds have been restored into a landmark events facility. The management company contracted with us to give these doors a faux whitewash look. They have been previously faux stained. Notice the ceiling was also faux whitewashed.
These clouds were air brushed by a painting contractor colleague of ours, Z Freeman Decorative Painting, one of the finest faux artists in Palm Beach County.
The receptacle covers in this home were faux painted to blend with the granite countertops.
These metal doors were base coated, a faux wood grain with a glaze, and then sealed.
The kitchen niche was difficult because the glaze tended to dry quickly, keeping a wet edge was a challenge.
This Ibis homeowner wanted his office ceiling trays faux painted to match better with his built in stained bookshelf. We accomplished this with a basecoat, sponged glaze, and a softened ragged stain. The following pictures will display the other decorative painting in this Ibis home.
We were asked to expand the faux work in the office ceiling trays to trays in other rooms.
Entry door decorated with a faux wood grain. Notice the doorbell button; we replace the old standard plastic door bell with a lighted metal decorative fixture.
Metal garage door decorated with a faux wood grain.
Entry door decorated with a faux wood grain. We replaced the old plastic doorbell with a decorative lighted metal button.
The process for this metal door is a base coat, a glaze, and then a sealer.
We used Old Masters Gel Stain to give this fiberglass door an authentic wood look and feel.
The management company wanted this commercial building's west side to match the faux on the east side. We accomplished this with a base coat and a glaze that was "sponged-off".