Beautiful Finishes

The undercoat is matched to the newly installed marble floors. A subtle brown leather glaze is applied to age the interior of this custom home.

The glaze in this living room is so subtle you can barely see it in this digital photo. A fine translucent dark brown finish over a lighter, solid version of itself creates depth of color and movement. The fine appointments in this room and the warm walls work together as one.

This living room conveys warmth and comfort, with a mellow butterscotch undercoat. The subtlely applied glaze combines the reds and browns found in the upholstery, window dressing, and woodwork of the room.

Even with two other blended colors, the accent wall always gets all the attention. As it should.

The wall color in this master bathroom has been pulled right out of tile grout of the tile counter top. The hard wood cabinets have been spray painted out, and new pulls and hinges installed. The color of the ceiling is a mix of the colors of the spa and floor tiles.

The dining room on the left and the living room on the right each contain their own individual glazes and colors. They are tied together nicely with the transition colors in this foyer.

This living room was lightened by using neutral colors, each of which contains larger amounts of yellow in its formula. The result is a softer, brighter, backdrop for the darker furniture and flooring.

Creating a complimentery pattern and color next to the travertine tiled floor. Our subtly reflective Venetian-plastered walls and satin-finished built-ins light up this foyer showcasing all furniture, art and accessories.

The muted historical color on the wall acts as a good backdrop for this fine furniture. And the sprayed on glassy enamel finish on the crowns, bases and window frames creates a formality between both living spaces.

The base color in the living room and hallway walls are the samewith this difference: the living room wall has had a colored glaze coat applied to it,the hallway a solid coat. Thus the transition into the heavily trafficked hallway is practical and attractive.

This formal dinning room has it all: drama and movement created by the subtle glaze finish above the chair rail and a solid warm accent color below the chair rail.

The same bright red color is used on the ceiling, walls and crown moulding in this living room. The ceiling and walls receive a softer flat finish while the crown, a satin enamel. The windows, doors and base mouldings present a contrast with a much lighter version of the color, matching the curtains and window dressing.

This house, built many decades ago, had a unique ceiling in the kitchen. We took our cue from the wall color, lightened it for the two-inch soffet and then once again to accentuate the ceiling.

Light and height always make symmetry difficult when doing a faux finish. When glazing two or three stories upward you need the right people and equipment, otherwise you cannot get results like this: a beautifully subtle, camel-colored glaze from top to bottom.

The glass enamel finish on the doorways and crown mouldings frames the beautifully leather glazed wall, which in itself is highly reflective, we used a reflective undercoat and a low sheen glaze coat, the light creating a three dimensional mottling effect.

The walls, windows and even the skylights were covered with rough wood paneling. We removed all the wood and replaced it with new wallboard. We plastered the old brick fireplace into a vertical wall step design adding tiles to its base. Now with the architecture of this home truly visible, we applied a neutral finish, letting the natural light show off its newly discovered aesthetic.

A soft neutral wall color, covered in several coat of high gloss lacquer, creates an atmosphere for the sharp, shiny and reflective appointments in this room.

This home theater ceiling has a bright yellow undercoat and a glaze color taken from the rich stain applied to woodwork surrounding it.

The wall and soffet colors in this master bedroom are coordinated closely with those of the window dressing, area a rug and love seat. The neutral ceiling color contains trace amounts of the same colorants. This creates a softer contrast and gives the ceiling a lofty appearance.

Accent walls create depth and dimension, especially if the architechure of your home lends itself readily.

There are three colors and two glaze finishes in this picture: an earthy green glazed foyer, a solid camel-colored living room, a medium neutral transition to the dining room; then a juxtaposing brown, glazed accent wall around a doorway leading into a dark mango kitchen.

The mushroom color found in the sofa, tapestry, and throw pillows is reflected in the soft shade of the wall which also complements the dark wood of the end tables and the dark brown of the carpet.

The black metal furniture, artwork and mirrored divider pop out from the rich wall finish in this modern design nook.

This new dining room has no crown moulding, not even a chandelier. For this pumpkin color to work with this ceiling as well as the transition into the different-colored hallway, the paintwork had to be absolutely perfect.

The base color in the hallway and the staircase living room wall are the samewith this difference: the living room wall has had a colored glaze coat applied to it, the hallway a solid coat. Thus the transition into the heavily trafficked hallway is practical and attractive.

Drama and movement is created by the glazed finish above the rail and a solid warm accent color below.

When it comes to any faux finish, subtlety is key. This glazed wall has movement and drama, but not to the extent of drawing overwhelming attention to itself, It is only one component in the entire design: furniture, upholstery, window dressing, flooring, even plants. All must work together to achieve a total design concept.

All new homes large or small have a multitude of imperfections in the ceilings and walls. We skim-coated, floated and finish-sanded the walls and foyer before painting. Now the guests at the new owners house-warming party will be greeted with a flawless, highly reflective, pearlized gold finish lovely to behold.

Venetian Plaster can be light or heavily textured, reflective or flat. In the case of this formally appointed foyer it needed to look subtly palacial so as not to conflict with the highly-patterned travertine floors and baroque furnishings With a light opaque color, gentle texturing and a final burn with our knives to create a reflective almost gem-like effect, these walls accent all the furnishings and the floor.

Transition shades are a great effect, especially when you have the right room to do them in. Here the green color is take from the wall and moved to the lowest soffet where it has been subtly lightened. Ascending to the next soffet, the color is lightened yet again. Finally, trace amounts of the color still remain in the neutral ceiling.

Accent walls create depth and dimension, especially if the architechure of your home lends itself readily.

Light or dark, heavy or light coverage All our glaze coat applications are customized for you the client.

The wall color and glaze finish in this sitting room seamlessly connect the window dressing, furniture and area rug.

The rich wall color is applied to the window casings and trim in satin finish. The ceiling color is applied to the crown and base molding with the same finish.

The rich wall color is applied to the window casings and trim in satin finish. The ceiling color is applied to the crown and base molding with the same finish.

The right wall finish complements and provides a background for all the interior decorations of a top designer.

The red walls create warmth in and otherwise ordinary room.

The client knew just what she wanted, and between us we created the movement of color and light on this dining room wall.

All the dark wood including the trims, doors, staircase and landing turns have been sanded, primed and painted with a creamy neutral color. The walls, painted and glazed, making the lighter wood more visible. With the new furniture, they all work very well together.

After well over a hundred years the structural wood on the ceiling of this church had pulled apart from the gravity alone. We shored it up, filling all the gaps and cracks. This wood was then sanded, primed, and sprayed with multiple coats of enamel. With a complimentary color applied to the ceiling and walls and new smooth reflective finish on the wood, a quiet contrast was created, restoring this landmark to its former glory.

A beautiful alder front door, not only finished to perfection, but with the very best exterior sealer, stain and UV rated clear finish to maintain its beautiful appearance for many years.