Saturday, April 18, 2009

Old World Plaster Finish in Garrison, NY

I had the privilege of working in a beautiful home this past week doing a painting overhaul in a master bedroom and bath. I worked closely with my clients figuring out what colors they both enjoyed and what direction they wanted to go with in terms of a faux paint finish.

They have an octogon shaped alcove in the bedroom with several windows wrapping around. It was the perfect place for a faux finish. They decided on a plaster finish called Old World Plaster (one of my favorite finishes). The other half of the room, we decided to go with a rich mauve / burgundy regular paint color.





We then decided to bring in the same plaster finish into the bathroom but in colors a couple shades lighter than the finish in the bedroom.



Here is a picture of the alcove prepped, plastered, and ready to paint. As you can see, I take great pride in my prep job. Taping is extremely important when doing any faux paint finish. Click Here for more paint prepping tips and ideas.



The Old World Plaster finish is a great finish for walls that are slightly imperfect. The simple texture and glazing brings so much depth and life into a room. This finish can be done in any color as long as you start with a light base paint. The glazing over the top is what brings out the texture. Check out this video to see how the actual glazing process over the textured plaster.




And lastly, here is a close up shot of the gorgeous Old World Plaster finish.


8 comments:

Anonymous said...

Beautiful wk as always! i love seeing the videos u do. Your such a natural.I think your nxt side job may be commercials.LOL Oh no hope I haven't given u another idea to take off on .LUVYA MOM

Painter Mommy said...

Awe! Thankyou mom! You are my #1 fan as always!

Regina at Fauxology said...

Soo nice! Let me know when you have your own show...I'll watch! :)

Anonymous said...

OH My Gosh it has taken me forever to make it to your blog..finally...
I don't know how you and so others do what all you do...humm is it the age thing catching up with me...no way..
I love your work and your blog...

Jean said...

allright, you go girl...love you and your work. What a gift God has given to you.

Jean

Plastering Repair said...

Old Plastering Finish"

I'm also a Plastering Contractor, and is nice to see poeople like you doing what is Best in The Plastering Business!

Plaster is an Art and you have it!

Stephanie said...

I am giving my kitchen a facelift and wanted some painting ideas....I love this finish....and it's a bit easier than I thought it may be. :) I've been browsing your site also and looking through your gallery...your work is beautiful!

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