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Color washed walls with a limestone/old plaster finish on the fireplace.
Color washed walls.
This finish was specially designed for these walls. The fireplace mantel has been given a faux bois in walnut.
Special attention was spent getting just the right red for this beautiful study of wood panels with a strie' glaze
The square grid on the walls has a metallic undertone, and several washes of color over the surface.
The square grid on the walls has a metallic undertone, and several washes of color over the surface.
The first wash on these walls was a soft gold. It was followed by a blue green.
Several different colored strie' are built up on the surface to give a beautiful depth and complexity to the color.
This powder room has gilt striping to suggest panels over a strie' finish.
This powder room has gilt striping to suggest panels over a strie' finish. The mirror was gilded and antiqued.
These walls were given a suede-like appearance through the use of a special paint and painting technique.
These walls were given a suede-like appearance through the use of a special paint and painting technique.
A subtle sponged finish gives the walls greater intensity and depth.
Stripes are great vertically and horizontally. These have been completed with a metallic glaze finish that makes them glow.
This is a photo of a kitchen with the original wall paper in place. After a number of years it showed a great deal of wear.
The paper was replicated using painting techniques of combing and strie' in alternating stripes, along with meticulous color matching.
The woodwork was refreshed as well, with a fresh coat of paint and glazing to match the previous finish.
The woodwork was refreshed as well, with a fresh coat of paint and glazing to match the previous finish.
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