Turquoise Armoire

 

My Husband just finished this beautiful piece of furniture for a client.

Love the color, the design, the scale, the damask stencil,

 I love everything about this piece.

And when he told me it is being used to hold shoes!!

I love it even more!!

 

This is such a happy color...

 

Great Jewelry Selection!

 

 
 

 

 

 

 

 

Tantalizing Turquoise French Provincial

We found this old little French Provincial vanity/desk on craigslist.

I couldn't wait to take it home and begin my therapeutic relaxation session

with paint.

It was old ... it was vintage.... it was dingy yellow and

it had a little girl's graffiti all over it.

You know what time it is???

It's Prime time!!

Turquoise is the happiest color ever!!!

We all have a color that makes us happy, right?

There are so many happy turquoise colors ,

It was hard to choose from but this made me the happiest.

I couldn't find a zebra stencil large enough so...

I made my own zebra stripe design with frog tape.

Ribbet....

I then detailed in gold metallic and purchased some black and white pulls.

You can't see from the pictures but I glazed the whole thing in a

faux effects gold metallic. I glistened in the sun.

I put the last finishing touch .... Love

I hope there is a little girl out there enjoying it, or a mom, or guy.

As long as it brings happiness.

Revamped French Provincial Ladies Desk

Zees French lady is suffering from an identity crisis....

I mean ... she's got the french accent but she's not dressed like

zee belle femme, No?...

I feel my pepe le pew accent coming on!!

Zee front....

Zee back....

Hmmm..... zome nice panels to do zomething nice, no? ...

It's makeover time!!

We wanted to do something daring with this piece.

Go big or go home, No?

Zuh Reveal!!

We found 2 amazing complimenting french scences

(that I briefly imagined myself in) and adhered them on the back panels.

Here is a close up, look at the quality of the finish.

Huh! Huh! Oui! Oui!

The details were hand painted with a fine brush.

This was truley a labor of love or should I say labor of "amour"

We could of gone with clear glass knobs but these scarlet color pulls are like that finishing touch of red lipstick, they really add interest to her "face" No?

C'est Magnifique !

BAM!!!!!

We crackled and glazed the beautuful french scene to give it an antique feel.

For the finishing touch we hand painted the scroll accents in a metallic bronze.

We applied several layers of topcoat for a durable finish.

Another beutiful makeover, Isn't she a knock out!!

Pepe le pew said it best when he said....

We really enjoyed the process and creativity of this project, but we cannot become too attached to this little lady, for we will be parting with her.

Oui ! ... She is For Sale !

Contact Mitch 816-516-4824 for inquires

www.kcfauxdesign.com

Zee End....

Oak or Pine Cabinets Transformed

Old World Aged Cabinets

Below is an example of a typical builders grade cabinet unit, which can be purchased from any number of DYI home stores.

See how we turned these low-end cabinets into a one-off high-end look

We base coated the raw wood to seal it up, then applied a texture medium, ( secret sauce & special application ), which can be seen on the right side of the cabinet. This created a distinct pattern which is used later when rubbing back the final layer of paint. We then applied a gold metallic layer, shown here on the left side of the cabinet.

The following close up shots shows how the texture is highlighted by the metallic paint.

We then applied a special paint compound ( more secret sauce ) which allowed for a mild rub back with a damp cheese cloth. Notice this effect is different then sanding back to your subsequent layer.

The effect is amazing and creates the Old World Aged look that can be hard to achieve

You can see more of our work at:

www.kcfauxdesign.com

How to paint French Provencial Furniture

So I'm flipping through some pages of the June 2011 Architectural Digest Open House addition and saw this priceless corner cabinet ...... and I wanted it! BAD!!

Yep, wrap it up and ship it to my house asap, also I'll take an oompa loompa, a live in helper and mama needs a pony...

Ok back to reality!!!

What's a girl to do?.......

Oh Honey!!!!!

I showed it to my Husband/Artist/Chef/love of my life and Faux finisher,

He fell in love with it as much as I did.

Alright then, I gave him his mission which he gladly accepted

Your mission Mitch ... If you choose to accept it.......

We found this beaut on craigslist

Its solid, nice curves, it's french provincial and in great condition

Let the Games begin!

He Striped it down, cleaned it, sanded it, and primed

b.t.w. who needs a formal dining room when you can have your very own indoors warm paint studio which you can paint to the wee hours of the night

I'm going to miss it when the tile is installed.

We used faux effects Kettle glow which is a metallic charcoal color.

Drawers and side panels were painted in faux effects metallic Pewter Gold

(My Fav)

Which was aged and glazed with Vandyke Brown

Then detailed and pinstriped the drawers with metal glow Toasted Coconut

It's starting to take on a personality now

It's ALIVE!!!!

We chose a beautiful french scene and adhered it to the panels.

We sealed the front surface and a used a clear 2 part crackle to give it depth and texture.

Then lightly glazed it to give it that antiqued

"I've been around since the 18 th century" look

 

MISSION ACCOMPLISHED!!!

It takes my breath away beautiful! This piece for me really shows a persons creativity and most important... Love,...  Thank you Honey.
Are you ready for you next mission ... Honey!!!??

 

 

 

 

 

 

A pair of French elegant chairs with a kick

Don't you hate it when you have the vision of a piece of furniture but can't find it anywhere? It just must not exist !! Let me introduce you to the vision that was keeping me up at night...

We were looking for a set of contemporary french provincial chairs but could only find them with traditional fabrics like the one you see below.

BORING..........

OK so we purchased them!

Now let the makeover begin....

We stripped them and of their boring dress and painted them a metallic silver.

Is it cold in here?

We found this amazing croc embossed silver and chocolate

brown metallic vinyl fabric

Love....

A helpful tip....When removing existing fabric on your project always save your original fabric. This is beneficial for tracing your pattern for reupholstering your furniture. It eliminates guess work.

Here is my vision brought to life.

We added over 400 silver studs for that special bling.

Baby got back!!

I love our new dining chairs!!!

French Provincial Furniture

French Provincial Makeover

Have you ever seen something average and knew it could be better. Well, when I saw this desk, I saw more then just a plain , white average desk.

Who wants to be average anyways?

We started by cleaning and prepping. Starting with a clean surface insures a long lasting durable finish. We sprayed the entire desk black as well as the inside and outside of the drawers. This gives it a more professional look. After which we top coated it with a high-sheen water based poly-acrylic. Then we used a bronze metallic paint and cut it with a cream glaze medium which was brushed on and then wiped off with fine cheese cloth.

And Wallah!!!!

Ladies.... You know when you go to the beauty counter and ask for the

"Smokey eye" look??? We've all tried it at some time and come home looking like raccoons.

Well, Here is my rendition of the " smokey look" It's sultry, mysterious, it's sexy!