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Friday, November 13th 2009

5:57 PM

Been Busy!

  • Mood: Tired!
  • Music: Could use some!
  • Weather: Was a lovely sunny day!
  • Health: Not complaining!
Ok...I slipped in a week's vacation with my husband and will be heading to more sun next week....but I sure have been busy before and after these times.

Soon, you will get to see a rejuvenated powder room cabinet and mirror with a cool texture. Next, you will see another powder room cabinet distressed and pained and aged....along with a sweet textured decorative finish for the previously wallpapered walls!

I just can not wait to share. Just a few details yet needed for these rooms and then you can see the rooms!

Come back soon!


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Friday, October 9th 2009

4:13 PM

Plans in the making...

  • Mood: Getting ready for a birthday party night
  • Music: None now
  • Weather: A rainy Fall I fear!
  • Health: Husband bad cold...keep me healthy, Lord!
No pictures..just updates of the projects looming ahead.

This week.....a kitchen with a subtle glaze of caramel colors over white.

Working boards for a guest powder room with painting the cabinet primarily black with burnt red glazed insets on the doors.  The walls are going to be a Sherwin Williams Baguette color in "some" texture, yet to
be decided. THREE new boards have been created for this special event. FINGERS CROSSED.

That home will, also, be having a concrete overlay applied to the nearby laundry room.  The powder room will be having a red with black granite counter.  So, the plan will be to do a black with some red concrete overlay. Again...fingers tightly crossed!

Cabinets seem to be the rage. So, I have to work a cabinet sample in a java brown, with the plan to do a textured inset on the doors for a real WOW!

Have been working boards for an awesome project creating an area bring Tuscany to the Midwest!
Heavy texture to have the perfect golden colors that are bled with a subtle "deep red" to bring in the colors of some of the accessories!

Will keep ya posted!
Thank you for the visit!
Debbie

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Monday, September 28th 2009

7:24 AM

Skimstone - New Porch Look!

  • Mood: Ready to paint more today!
  • Music: Smooth Jazz on TV
  • Weather: Cloudy, Dark, Rainy & Getting Colder
  • Health: Not complaining there!
A new concrete porch slab is finally enclosed and ready for a WOW look!
So far 5 layers to create a nice mottled, yet some contrasting effect of mocha, winter green &
oyster of Skimstone.

When we are sure the weather will hold without rain, dampness or too cold, we will apply a couple coats of sealer that will POP the color, add some sheen & tons of protection!.....in Michigan....that will probably be late Spring!



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Wednesday, August 19th 2009

9:54 AM

Lots of layers to Beauty!

  • Mood:
  • Music: 103.3
  • Weather: Awesome day - Sunny - Low 80's
  • Health: Chiropractor today :)
Seven layers later, my new painting buddy, Danielle, and I completed this lovely textured finish for an awesome accent wall and guest bath.

Some rolling, some troweling, some stenciling, some embossing, and some glazing created this work of art!














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Saturday, June 13th 2009

12:19 PM

A little different please...

  • Mood:
  • Music: Been watching cable movies
  • Weather: I think its gonna rain soon
  • Health: Just little issues...but should make it through the day :)
My last larger project turned out nice, but was actually not exactly what the client ordered. It's a long story, but anyway, I got to do the wall over again to create the look the client truly desired.
It's ok.....it was all good!
About the same, but a different twist of more cream and less green in the mixture.

Just shows ya how so many different effects are possible with the great products out there and visions!












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Wednesday, May 20th 2009

8:45 AM

Working the Arts & Crafts

  • Mood: Ready for my day!
  • Music: Just the birds singing!
  • Weather: Sunny, nice morning breeze, 58 deg
  • Health: Always reminded its a very special thing...Good health!
Wanting a focal point, that is, also, a work of art.
Troweled marmorino accomplishes just that with lots of texture and depth.
Utilizing 3 color of plaster and a few glazing layers, the room was brought
together in the desired Arts & Crafts design.






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Saturday, May 2nd 2009

9:13 AM

Old World Gold...not GREEN!

  • Mood: Hard to say
  • Music: Light Pop
  • Weather: Sunny and 50
  • Health: Could be worse
It took some tweaking to get JUST the right hue for the desired gold of this lovely "new" bathroom. The low energy lights utilized in the room "changed" the deep rich gold to a no-so-nice patina'd gold. It looked ugly green!
So a little more brown here and some yellow ochre basically everywhere, the client was really happy with the final effect.


And the plan is to either to use REGULAR soft white bulbs or use some SOFT WHITE Low Energy Bulbs in order NOT to throw the "blue" of the LE Bulbs into the mix.

Deep Textured Plaster with an Aging Glaze




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Tuesday, April 14th 2009

9:17 PM

Small WOW Places!

  • Mood: Really wish it would get warmer
  • Music: I could use some of that too!
  • Weather: Snotty rain all day and 37 degrees
  • Health: Should not be complaining! Health is the only thing that matters!
Opportunity provided me the creation of three unique finishes in smaller areas in a lovely home that provided tons of punch and WOW!
Metallic, Ceiling, Fireplaces and Stove hoods were the items of the week!



A stone-like crackle finish embellished with multiple metallic waxes and staining layer.



Close up of crackle and texture



A large, deep, metallic crackle adds a real WOW in this small hallway.



This picture does it hardly any justice. In reality it has a luminous metallic finish, enhanced with a glossy shine.




A custom sized fleur de lys was the request to enhance this beautiful wood stove hood.

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Sunday, March 22nd 2009

1:12 PM

Lovely Home - Lovely Effects!

  • Mood: Good really!
  • Music: Sirrius Radio Online
  • Weather: Sunny and 56 degrees
  • Health: Alive and well!
Bringing visions into reality, this lovely home is enhanced with customized decorative torn papers & finishes!

A powder room embellishes with a dark, warm finish creating a welcoming boutique effect.

A successful man deserves a special place created with
custom painted torn papers

A lovely dining room made warmer with the stark white
trim glazed to create an aged-antique effect.



Bella Fresco Glaze



Close Up...



Vahallan Paper



Close up...
Can be customized to any color!



White Trim with a soft Antiquing Glaze


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Sunday, March 1st 2009

1:38 PM

Want to share...

  • Mood: Great Mood..on vacation in Orlando
  • Music: Silent...just subtle breezes
  • Weather: Sunny, but cool 59 deg.
  • Health: No problems here!
It's not like I have not been painting for a while, it's just either the site is not back in order when I leave or I simply forgot my camera .   There is a home from last year that has several rooms with finishes I thought you might enjoy.

Some simple glazing, some textured/troweled metallic plasters and a bedroom that was almost the death of me, but did turn out so sweet.



Two layer cheesecloth finish


Another view


Up high...


Textured Striae Effect...nearly killed me!


Troweled Lusterstone


Another room of Lusterstone



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