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There's a certain sacrilege to putting paint to beautiful wood surfaces, but I hope to be forgiven in this instance, since my purpose was to enhance its beauty with art. The design was done in gold metallic paint through a single use masking stencil specially sized for the space.  It really did warm the room and give it that something special.

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This design was inspired by another artist's work that had been rendered on a concrete vertical surface. The designer wanted something similar for his clients new home.The media chosen to render it in was EcoProvence Eco Plaster, one of my favorites for its "green" properties.

Here's I used the paisley design from The Stencil Library rendered in a base of Ebony Lusterstone and embossed with Venetian plaster. This compliments the fabric on the walls as seen below.

Whatever your interior space, don't forget the fifth wall - your ceiling! It can be as inspiring a place as any other in your home or work space.

When I was a little girl, there was a song on TV that went, " If everyone lit just one little candle, what a bright world this would be." There are people who look at a glass with 50% water in it and see it as either half full or half empty. We've all heard this of course, but do we truly know which category we belong in? And do others see us as we see ourselves? I think of myself as the glass half full type. I have spent the better part of 50 years believing in sweet over sour, light over dark, good over evil,  etc. And even though many hardships and hurtful events have touched my life, I still choose to take something positive from them and remain hopeful about life and the journey we are all on. If we could all see the silver lining in things, would it change the way we live? Would we spend more time with our family, travel to some place we always wanted to go, plant a garden, sit on a porch swing and sip lemonade, lie in a hammock, fish in the lake, canoe on the river, take in a play, change jobs, buy a home, call an old friend...what kinds of things would we do, if we felt optimistic, like we could do anything? Take the end of the tunnel challenge and think positive. Let's all light our candle and let everyone see the light...
What does this have to do with faux painting? Well, it has been a  difficult time for many businesses, especially a "luxury" one such as faux finishing. Some would say it is just not a necessity in our lives. I disagree. I could not be happy coming home to white walls. In fact, I'd be downright depressed. For me, color and texture and art are as vital to my spirit as water and oxygen are to my body. I am constantly moved  by the beauty of all kinds of ephemera in my life, and my glazed, plastered, stoned, tissued, sueded, and embossed walls are no exception. (I think if my house could talk, it would tell my walls, "You complete me.") So if you need a little enchantment in your personal space, think faux. It will get you seeing your world in a whole new way!

The need to know what is in the future for color trends is an important topic. Commercial clients want to be sure they attract and engage their customers, while homeowners want to be seen as current, not dated. No one wants to hear, "That's so 80's..." or something similar. So where does one turn to for guidance? There are groups out there who determine TNBC - or the next big color - and then disseminate this info for money. These folks need to know years ahead what TNBC is because the fabrics, furniture, art, etc. will be based on these projections and ...<< MORE >>

Wallchemy is proud to announce being chosen as the Central Florida retailer for Italy’s Tattoo Wall Art. What’s that you ask? Only the latest technology in digital murals, allowing amazing reproductions of the world’s greatest art at a fraction of the cost of handpainted work. Yet it looks and feels like the real thing! No more guessing if the art will turn out to be what you want. You get exactly what you see in the catalogue, which is quite extensive – from Michelango’s “The Creation of ...<< MORE >>