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This little "beverage" nook houses a large built-in cabinet which holds a small, but ready, supply of cold drinks, wines, and even a coffeemaker. The walls were treated to a very rugged, stoney texture that has been aged to appear as though water had been dripping down for years. We then added the surprise of a gold discovery with pieces of gold leaf affixed in just the right places to catch the light and the eye... | |||
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This is a close-up of the finish in the beverage nook above. | |||
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All of the wood here has been painted and then woodgrained by hand - a process called "faux bois". The large tray ceiling is brilliantly copper featuring layers of brown and russet Venetian plasters overlaid with the metallic waxes. The walls have been heavily hand-textured then painted and glazed. | |||
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This small tray ceiling located in the same residence as above in the adjoing gallery so we decided to "twin" them up with the same finish. The wide wood trim is not stain, but faux bois, as above. |
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All of the wood that you see here was not stained. It has been painted and glazed (faux bois) to resemble the African Mahogany used in the exterior doors. | |||
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More faux bois in the same residence. This view peeks inta a dining room that has been finished in a champagne metallic plaster while the ceiling fades into a warm bronze. | |||
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Teal colored Venetian Plaster has been textured to resemble burlap then glazed with gilded wax. It is beautifully complimented by the warm tones of the wood. |
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Harlequin pattern in Pewter Gold under a Charred Gold Metallic Plaster. | |||
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A simple metallic plaster gives warmth to a spacious master bath. | |||
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Chunks of "Spanish Gold" adorn this 26' high, coffered ceiling. |
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Venetian Plasters in Browns and Russets are brunished and glzaed with a veil of Copper. | |||
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This dome is in the vestibule of the master suite. It is a similar finish as is on the tray ceiling in the master bath in the photo above. It is an irridescent Old World Fresco. | |||
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The Irridescent freco theme is carried through in this niche adjacent to the master suite entry. | |||
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Blood Red Venetian Plaster with walnut wax adds drama to this beautiful formal dining room. | |||
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This ceiling design was inspired by the client's choice of fabric for her chairs. The following photo shows how beautifully the entire room comes together. | |||
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Ceiling Detail and Glazed Dining Room Walls | |||
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This is a "Before" photo of a penthouse fireplace. It has a heavy hand-troweled texture and is painted a neutral beige... | |||
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"After" - We finished this in a beautiful combination of red-brown Venetian Plasters topped with a coppery wax that takes advantage of all the light that floods this gorgeous room. | |||
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Here you can see how the beautiful texture reflects the light. | |||
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This is a bathroom located in a design studio . The finish is a layerd gritty plaster that is distressed with broken patches and then aged with glazing. You can see small embossed Chinois elements scattered here and there. |
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This beautiful finish features a unique translucent plaster that has been skillfully applied in color coordinated layers to allow bits of the underlying background to peek through. It is very smooth to the touch and has a soft glowing patina. | |||
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This finish was inspired by a designer who requested a "coastal" look... The base is a sandstone type of plaster over which shimmering colors have been applied in a striae. This look reminds one of the tide retreating over sand in the late hours of the afternoon. Beautiful in a vacation home! | |||
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This is a "Before" photo of a butler pantry... | |||
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"After" - The original texture which was a medium "knockdown" had to backfilled to soften it a bit. The finish is a coppery brown metallic plaster. The corbels at the top of the openings were painted the same neutral color as the walls so we finished them to enhance and frame this small area. | |||
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A detail of one of the corbels shown in the photo above | |||
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This finish is so unique and asolutely gorgeous! The background is a multi-layered metallic plaster in a coppery color over which a blue-violet iridescent wax has been skimmed. It has a holographic look as though the cool blue-violet floats just above the warm copper. Very subtle and very elegant. It's difficult to show the real beauty in a photo... | |||
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This master bath was completely redone! All of this woodwork was a red maple which we re-finished in a warm vanilla and then softly glazed with a cappucino color. The upper panels were enbellished with Florentine Scroll motifs in a broken soft gold. The ceiling is done in a blue metallic plaster over a warm white background to simply suggest clouds. | |||
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This powder bath has been finished in a textured metallic striae. Shades of pewter and brass blend to give a contemporay edge to a traditional look. The ceiling has been painted a soft metallic to bring this small room a larger appearance. | |||
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This is a small, but deep niche near the entry of a home. The lower shelf is granite. We used layers of plaster in colors to harmonize with the existing stone. The Tuscan countryside is handpainted on canvas and mounted in the niche. | |||
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This is a flat metal door to a storage room located in a high visibility area of a design center. We needed to make it attractive, so we thought that an outdoor scene of a Central Florida lake would be appropiate. We took it one step further to make it seem as though you are looking though a French door into the landscape. | |||
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For this litle girl's bedroom, we painted a mural above the wainscoting . The mural is a lovely garden theme that goes completely around the entire room. It features all kinds of flowers, small animals, butterflies, and even a couple of sweet fairies. | |||
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Another view shows a small frog with a pot of geraniums. A dragonfly hums above... | |||
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The NARNIA Panorama The client had this armoire (wardrobe) affixed to the wall of his grandchildrens' room. As one can see, a passage was cut through the to adjacent small "playroom". La Mura Bella was then enlisted to create the land of Narnia. |
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As soon as the cildren enter Narnia, they are greeted by the wise and gentle Aslan as he surveys his realm. | |||
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This niche made by the exterior roof line of the house was used to create the home of Mr. and Mrs. Beaver... | |||
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Mr. Beaver is picking daisies to bring home to the Mrs. | |||
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As in the story, the children find their way back home by locating the lamp post...
"The End"... |
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A mural on an exterior wall near the golf course at prestigious Interlachen Country Club In Winter Park, Florida, features Hole 17. | |||
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St. John's River Landscape Mural The client lives in a wonderful coastal-type Florida home that is elevated on "poles". Although there is a lovely formal entry, parking is under the house and the owner generally enters through a doorway located there... He requested that the mural begin at this downstairs entry so that it appears as though you are actually viewing a cross-section of the river with the fish that are native to the St. John's. Note the Largemouth Bass as he chases a school of small Shad.
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Ascending the stairs on the right, an alligator sleeps in the tall grasses... | |||
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And an Ahinga dries his feathers in the sun on the left. | |||
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A Great Blue Heron looks to the sunrise from the top of the stairway. | |||
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Bent and twisted Live Oak along with the Palmettos are the main features in the landscape murals in the landing at the top of the stairs. The trees featured in the mural are painted from photos taken of real trees in the outside area imediately around the vicinity of the home. | |||
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A pair of Sandhill Cranes feed in the grasses. | |||
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A family of Ospreys nesting atop a dead tree . | |||
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A Red-Shouldered Hawk hunts for food in the early morning sunise. | |||
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The owner's cat finds a lizard | |||