happy monday bloggers! hope you had a great weekend. i spent mine at home which as you know for me is definitely out of the ordinary. so i had to take advantage of it...hmmm...what to do? i decided to repaint part of my studio - the wall i face when i'm working in here it's been painted green with yellow and purple doors - crazy huh? it's bothered me for a long time, but no more... mario's son joe helped out by the priming of the walls and doors white since there was so much color to cover up. then i was up on the ladder to do my part - the faux finishing. i basically just like to create a very distressed look to the walls (shocking i know)... so i used ralph lauren paint (burlap) mixed with some glaze and away i went. simply using a cloth and wiping the walls with this mixture creates the perfect look i was going for - i also ended up fauxing the doors to finish it off. i love it... so here are some photos of the before and after to share with you. love projects like this, and i'm happy i had a couple of days at home to get it done. i've got some videos in the works for later this week so stay tuned...t!m
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so amazing! I can't wait to see it soon!!!!
Posted by: Joy Kennedy | August 08, 2011 at 10:55 AM
(swoon) I love that wall finish so much!
Posted by: Tammy Tutterow | August 08, 2011 at 10:55 AM
turned out beautifully!!!!! LOVE IT!! great job!! all the ladies will be swooning over marios son now!! he will have to have his own page! :)
Posted by: mandy ni bhraonain | August 08, 2011 at 10:56 AM
This turned out awesome, Tim. Mario's sons keep getting better looking every time we see them. Glad you have some home-time!
Posted by: Ky Scrapacat | August 08, 2011 at 10:57 AM
who knew....ha!! Of course you can do it all! nice job!
Posted by: amyt2s | August 08, 2011 at 10:57 AM
that looks awesome
Posted by: jennie outterson | August 08, 2011 at 10:57 AM
Oh, how perfect!! wish I had a nicely walled studio like that (my rooms has.. paneling.. ack)
Posted by: Julie Howard | August 08, 2011 at 10:57 AM
Very nice! Nothing like a home improvement project. :-)
Posted by: Becky T. | August 08, 2011 at 10:58 AM
Turned out Great!!! Just like everything else you create. :)
Posted by: Wendy Cole | August 08, 2011 at 10:59 AM
Very happy that you had a productive weekend. Spent Saturday participating in the Bangor Art Fest. People just were not buying - complaining about the goverment and economy. Sunday I was recovering from from dehydration. The walls look great.
Posted by: Pat Byther | August 08, 2011 at 11:00 AM