PAINT & CUSTOM FINISHES
Reproduction of various painted finishes, including creating new decorative finishes, custom made to client specifications, and reproduction of client’s own samples, plus more.
Specializing in: Custom finishes • custom designs, Glazing • stenciling • faux painting • faux bois • faux tortoiseshell • faux marble • murals • wood graining • antiquing, patination • lacquering • decoupage • trompe l'oeil • reproduction of French and Swedish paint finishes • Gustavian painted furniture • Louis XVI painted furniture • "classic, contemporary and Period" decorative painting methods • architectural gilding • gold stenciling, verre eglomise • antiqued mirrors…
Recent Projects
Gesso Finish to Carved-Wood Mirror
My client chose to take a plain carved wood frame, and put a burnished gesso finish on it, to accentuate the carving, and make it more unusual.
Three Commodes with Decorative Finishes
Three different commodes, for one home. Two are painted, and one is a decoupage copy of a 18th Italian bureau, as seen in Florence de Dampierre’s “Best of Painted Furniture”.
Custom Pewter Finish
This is a finish made with pewter powder and lacquer. It burnishes to a low luster metallic sheen, and catches the light differently from every angle. It is very durable, and will not tarnish or change color.
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