Painted finishes with glazes fogged over, painted finishes that are rubbed through to stain beneath, lacquer finishes for tabletops, a flat catalyzed lacquer for the reclaimed wood and different levels of distressing – all required [...]
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Rings for recessed cans, that is. I am truly bothered when I walk into a nice house and look up to see white rings (or another inappropriate color) on the trim of the recessed can lighting. There is such a simple solution and, although we are in a hurry, I can never let this detail [...] With all the wood in this house, I am glad that Mollie stood firm on the painted kitchen cabinets. She has always envisioned a cream color or a mossy green. We chose a green that I particularly like – Pittsburgh Paints Bamboo Screen – and used a soft, caramel color glaze on top. It is [...] I chose the color for the Powder Bath walls, based on the extremely interesting tile. The Vanity is an off-white color and we thought a copper color on the wall would really pop it out. Powder rooms are the one spot in the house where I think a little extra drama can be employed. But [...] Chantal is spraying away with a protective coat of lacquer, after staining the walnut mantle and adjacent cabinetry with Zar’s Teak Natural stain. This was yesterday at 4pm. The entire area has already been well covered in brown paper to protect it from the rock masons which are following behind at the beginning of [...] The tile has been arriving over the last couple of months. Baldassi tile started floating the bathrooms about two weeks ago and now the actual tile installation has begun. You can see that there needs to be space for the tile setters to set up their saw, tools and all of the boxes. The [...] By looking at past blog entries, one can see the difference that the chinking makes. There are actually about a dozen different chinking colors to choose from. We chose a color referred to as BEIGE. The house is blending well with it’s surroundings, especially with the trees on the hillside. The copper was recently installed on [...] I have been working with Chantal Hodges creating stain samples for the different wood throughout the house. Today is our third meeting and we think that we have found formulas for almost everything. I drag out the carpet, paint, fabric and furniture samples to see how everything is working together. We have decided to [...] Now that the paint colors have been chosen and the first coat is up, the tile install is beginning and the wood flooring (walnut) has been ordered, it is time to choose carpet. When it comes to carpet, I don’t get terribly excited over the usual choices found in our local carpet stores. To solve [...] Enough can’t be said about the importance of fabric choices. They drive the style, energy and palette throughout the project. The second and third meetings that we had with the client, Mollie, were mainly devoted to choosing pieces that appealed to her from our large library of fabric samples. This is where I get a [...] |
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