October 23, 2004
painting
I spent yesterday at my parents' house faux finishing one wall in their dining area and smaller sections in the kitchen to pull the effect through the kitchen and they seemed really thrilled. When I first started, I think my dad thought I was nuts, because it always looks pretty ugly until it starts coming together. I don't have photos of that, but I'll get some the next time I go out and post for contrast.
I used the same technique as in my living room, except their colors were light -- a murshroom color, a lighter shade of that and white. My colors were quite darker and in the red family, but I still love them. (Oh, and my dad thought I had completely lost my mind when I did the wall the base coat, which was an extremely bright pure red... but he loves it now.)
and later with the furniture
Wow! That looks so rich and sharp! I'm scared to death to try something like that because...
a.) my ceilings are 10 ft, hence LOTS of wall
b.) someone royally screwed up our bathroom trying to sponge paint (different house)
Good work!
Posted by: luanne at October 24, 2004 12:52 PMMy husband is a painter and does a ton of faux finishes. He did a similar thing in the same red in the dining room of our old house and I loved it!
(here through blog explosion)
Posted by: kristal at October 28, 2004 02:39 PM