Tifanny Blue room with Trellis Stencil

BEHOLD! The POWER of PAINT!!!

Before

  

This boring room is getting a makeover

              Before                                                                                                        After

            









                                             

 Hard to believe this whole room was done with 2 stencils

In the end, one stencil sacrifices itself to be cut up

 and finish the corners and difficult angles 

Happy room , Happy clients!

Faux Copper Range Hood

 

Below You are looking at an old dated Island Range Hood / Hood Range (Whichever comes first!!!!)

It was a white eye sore in the middle of the kitchen.

The client wanted a new copper penny look so....

 

 

 

 

                                             In Faux we trusted

 

It was carefully prepped due to the heavy use of this vent

and now it looks like a shiny new penny.

It looks amazing, the picture doesn't do it justice.

 

 

But what if you prefer an older Abe Lincoln?

Here the existing kitchen cabinets are much darker and

need an anchor to tie it all together

 

 

 

       Prep, Sand, Clean  and Prime

 

 

You can go as dark and heavy as you prefer with the aging.

 

 

 Top coat, and Top coat

 

If it has a surface! It can be painted!



 

                                          

DIY Decorative Hood Range Vent

Look what we just built over the weekend!

Just kidding, but this beaut will serve as my inspiration for my kitchen.

 

 

 

We have a gas stove and need a stronger vent for my personal

Chef-Husband-Faux Finisher..(I can go on) to cook his fancy shmancy dishes.

 

Here is what I have to work with... small but it will work.

Buh-Bye microwave.

 

 

We ordered an exhaust vent with the appropriate dimensions

 and hair blowing C.F.M.'s 

We hired the best contractors, MCB-Repairs to install the new vent

 and air it to the outside.

And a very talented Carpenter with Carpenterama to build and frame in our vision.

 

The 2 existing doors were removed and the area was decoratively framed

 to cover and house the vent.

 

 After the contractors secured and built to suite,
we dressed it up with small scaled rope trim.

 

It's a simple design and It's taking shape.

 

We sanded and caulked then I combed the rats nest out of my hair.

 

 

It needs a little more action so we purchased a beautiful
small scaled wooden embellishment for the center.

We used liquid nails to adhere.

OK just hold it there for 30 more minutes babe..

 

Do you know what time it is ???

Prime time!

We used an adhesion primer and applied a thin even coat.

 

2 coats of the kitchen cabinet paint and......

 

 

 

Wait for it....

Wait for it....

  

 

  Bam!

 

 

 

We glazed the architectural features or the trim to match the rest of the cabinets

 

Glaze was applied heavily in all the grooves than wiped off.

 

 

 

Before                                                    After

 

 

 

I love to watch my Husband cook in this happy kitchen. 

 

 This look gives the kitchen an elegant feel.

 

hmmm...

Wouldn't a decorative tile look great behind the stove???

 

OH HONEY!!!!!!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diy Decorative Window Cornice

 Here is our dining room, very inviting huh...
 

Its been our painting-craft-throw all room till now.

We created a warm neutral backdrop with subtle triple color glazed walls

and large floor tiles with marble insets.
We invested in a large french country farm table and 2 upholstered chairs.

Its a nice start....

I wanted to make a formal decorative cornice on a budget of course.

 

I shopped for fabric and gathered my materials:

                                *Foam core
                                *T-square ruler
                                *Pencil

                                *Glue gun

                                *Utility knife

                                *1/2 inch thick Batting

               *Brown paper in a roll ( for sketching out my design)

                                *Long screws to affix cornice to the wall

                                *2 wooden rulers to attach fabric for the side panels

 

 

 

We measured the window, drew a few rough drafts

and came up with an ambitious design.

 

I folded the brown roll paper in half, drew my pattern and began to cut.

 

This paper tends to curl up so out comes the phone books,

See!!!! people still do use them!

 

Were ready to dry fit!

 

Hmmm.....It's little too ambitious...

Now is the time to make alterations to your design, so back to the drawing table..

 

Some minor alterations and we have a winner!

 

As you can see from the picture below we glued a strip of foam core

to the top so we have something to attach to the wall.

 

I cut the batting in the same shape of the cornice and hot glued. 

 

 

 

I aligned the fabric so it was straight and glued some more.

 I want to buy stock in hot glue!

 

I used a large ruler from home depot, cut it in half and hot glued my panels pleating them as I went along.

I wanted my flanking panels to be 12 inches wide.

It doesn't have to be pretty since its being hidden by the cornice.

 I didn't take pictures of the panel installation but we attached each one with 2 screws, drilling through the wooden rulers and
pleated fabricthen affixed to the existing window casing. 

 

NICE!!!

 

 

We dressed the chandelier by draping crystals throughout and

attaching them with black jewelry wire.

The picture does it no justice.

You'll just have to come over for dinner to see for yourself.

 

It really warms up the room. 

 

 

 This dining table centerpiece embodies the work horse that I am...

that.... and my son took this picture and wanted me to post it.

My future blogger!

 

                  

 

We found this beautiful scroll embellishment at hobby Lobby

and attached it with picture hanging wire.

 

The tassels are a nice finishing touch.

 

 

 We love the finished look and are ready for guest.