• 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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• 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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• 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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• 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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• 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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• 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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• Mood: Pretty good
• Music: Watching Charmed
• Weather: Sunny & 79 degrees
• Health: Very good!

Not that I have been sitting around, because  I have several items on the shelf waiting for decisions & sample boards.  Last week I had time to "play" with some NEW product I had sitting around and some fun instructions for new finishes.
I thought maybe someone would like to see them!

Below you will find some lovely old world-type textured finishes & a different concrete overlay product I can obtain!...along with their close-ups.

All the finishes were fun to do!...and look sooooo cool!

I hope you enjoy & are inspired to create some new visions for you!

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A couple weeks ago I spent a great 11 days at this home making it look the way it always should have.  Many cabinets and drawers were in the original brown stain finish.  They were nice cabinets, but did not go with the theme & decorating of the home.

The entire home has the trim painted a warm soft sage green.  It was decided (with the help of a magazine picture) to paint most of the cabinets this sage color & to paint a separate section of the cabinets black & distress them to make that area look like a separate piece of furniture.

It all came out great & the client & family loves it!

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• Mood: Get to paint today!
• Music: New Ipod Touch!
• Weather: Gonna be a nice day!
• Health: P90X!

A simple cheesecloth finish adds tons of punch to the chair rail effect!

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• Mood: Good
• Music: Watched a Bee Gees DVD today...so very good
• Weather: 40 degrees...getting better

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