Faux Time Design

You know you are a decorative painter when 1) your pants stand up by themselves at the end of the day, 2) when you tell your kids good night, they respond 'Mom, you have something on your face' and you realize it is the glaze you were using at 10 am and 3) water cooler talk takes place 25' in the air...can you think of another one?

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Clients powder room complete - Check!

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A close up of the 'Metallic Dream' finish

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I have to share the absolute best compliment this week (or should I say YEAR!). Today I was giving a new designer a tour of our current client's home -- we have been commissioned for the entire home and the finishes we are applying are some of our absolute best. Halfway through the tour, the designer sighs and says 'Wow, you and your crew are the Houdinis of decorative and faux finishing -- I've never seen anything like this!'. What an awesome compliment! I am so proud of my team!!! ~ Angela

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Putting the finishing touches in the master bath for client.

2012-02-10T07:57:00.000-08:00

Why do our client's dogs think the holes in my work jeans are the perfect place for their cold noses? :) Angela

2012-02-09T09:33:00.000-08:00

Happiness is finding an Oreo cookie in my lunch box. I intended to send it as a surprise for my son. Well, mom needs a sugar boost if I am ever going to finish client's Venetian Plaster before 6! :)

2012-02-08T12:39:00.000-08:00

We do our best work on our knees...on a scaffold...30' in the air! :)

2012-02-03T06:33:00.000-08:00

A special thank you to Bette Balsam who stoops by our job site yesterday to pick up the Kindle she won at The Open House. A great friend and fan of Faux Time Design! Thanks!!

2012-02-03T03:58:00.000-08:00

It's only 10am and I'm already having so much fun with my favorite plug in tool...I'm mixing the Venetian Plaster! Doesn't every women have one of these?

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The accent wall

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Completed dining room walls with Proceed metallic texture plaster finish. Dreamy!

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A wall in the kitchen with grass cloth finish. So sleek!

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A close up of the kitchen wall finish. A horizontal Strie that looks like grass cloth!

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Stripes well underway.

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Jill -- queen of the Classic Strie --- and this one is horizontal!

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Help our client choose the finish for her family room! Very contemporary home. Which one do you like best?

Doris and Robin teamed up to finish this enchanting dining room today. This is our 'Dreamy' finish -- one of my personal favorites from the Open House. What was your favorite finish?

2012-01-26T15:23:00.001-08:00

I'm going through my notes from the Open House and couldn't help but marvel about this simple little card I created for my clients. It was such a hit! I have a stack of cards with everyone's favorite finishes and endearing comments. Just LUV our clients so much ! :):):)

2012-01-25T19:37:00.000-08:00

I love Jill's comment as she took this photo of Doris today, 'Well...I guess her Cirque de Soleil training comes in handy...'

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Foyer view 2

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Foyer

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The kitchen

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Another view

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Nothing gets me more excited than the start of a new job with a lot of blank walls and ceilings...well, maybe my Starbucks cappuccino..., :) Angela

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So many to choose from!

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Thanks for dropping by Laurie!

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Thanks for stopping by Linda English!

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We are packing up the trucks heading to the Clinton Inn to set up for the Open House....hmmm .. What did I do with my keys?

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One of my personal all time favorites from our 2011 collection. We call it Vitreous!

2012-01-17T17:30:00.001-08:00

I'm still working to get all the boards mounted for Friday. This is one od the finishes we introduced in 2010. Can anyone guess what it was designed to emulate?

2012-01-17T16:49:00.001-08:00

We are in the home stretch now! Jill is putting the final touches on one of our new finishes for the Open House.

2012-01-17T08:28:00.001-08:00

Did you know we name our decorative finishes? We have a Happy Hartman, a Dashing Dean and one called The Matrix. This is a new finish I will be unveiling at the Open House. Anyone have an idea for a name?

2012-01-12T12:25:00.000-08:00

Shimmer and Lace finish revealed!!! We have an entire series we will present at the Open House.

2012-01-12T08:24:00.001-08:00

It's 'prep week' in the studio and we are having a blast creating a whole new line of finishes for the Open House. Sneak peak!!

2012-01-12T07:54:00.001-08:00

Sorting boards for the Open House. So much to do...so little time! :) Angela

2012-01-10T07:17:00.001-08:00

Getting Envelope ready to send. Thanks for all the Likes to my Faux Time Design page. You are helping make another artist's dream come true!! Donation in the mail. :) Angela

2012-01-05T14:32:00.001-08:00

Finished master bedroom. Client very pleased and now you can see why the girls are celebrating (see previous post)! :) Angela

2011-12-22T19:26:00.001-08:00

Done! Celebration!!

2011-12-22T11:27:00.000-08:00

Dropped by client for a quick touch up and was blown away by her incredible finishes touches to this gorgeous bathroom. :) Angela

2011-12-22T06:31:00.001-08:00

Passionate pink walls are perfect! This is the finished hallway leading into client's master suite. :) Angela

2011-12-21T11:48:00.000-08:00

All I want for the holidays is a new pair of pants without holes in the knees. Lol! :) Angela

2011-12-21T10:23:00.001-08:00

We are rocking and rolling in hot pink! The plaster is complete on the walls and the first coat of champagne is on the ceiling.

2011-12-20T11:22:00.001-08:00

No, it's not Rudolph! It's Jill with pink plaster on her nose. We are in a push to finish before the holidays! :) Angela

2011-12-19T09:26:00.000-08:00

Hot Pink Baby! Check out this finish -- I designed it to match a beautiful plush fabric. The organic movement of the pink plaster and and the pearlescent mica flakes make it shimmer and almost shake! :) Angela

2011-12-16T17:08:00.000-08:00

BA-Bling! Check out the completed silver leaf vanity. Client was thrilled! :) Angela

2011-12-15T11:52:00.001-08:00

Best bling holiday gift -- silver leaf vanity! Conversation went like this, 'honey, I want something silver for the holiday.'. Ok, pick anything you want! He said. 'I want my vanity silver leafed!'. Fabulous! We love our clients and their VERY WISE significant others. Watch for the finished vanity later this evening! :) Angela

2011-12-14T10:17:00.001-08:00

New finish a beautiful addition to client's kitchen. We created the texture and lines with tissue paper! Here Doris is applying the glaze. Fauxbulous! :) Angela

2011-12-08T11:58:00.000-08:00

Let's be real - it's a doggy-dog world out there...love being greeted by this puppy every day we're on this job. :) Angela

2011-12-07T15:00:00.000-08:00

Stopped by client to do a little touch up and took this photo. We love to see the photos when everything is complete!

2011-12-06T06:42:00.000-08:00

Finishing ceiling today

2011-12-01T13:41:00.001-08:00

Project complete and the girls are celebrating! :) Angela

2011-12-01T05:50:00.000-08:00

We had an incredible day at job site today. The team was on fire!! Finished a huge milestone -- kudos to Jill, Doris, Laura and Robin. Not to mention some great laughs along the way. :) Angela

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Genuine Glass Bead Finish -- Beautiful!!

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Glass Bead Finish on walls using genuine glass beads. The finish is created using a clear, textural gel over a metallic glazed finish. The final finish has a unique reflective quality and creates an incredible iridescent color. Simply breathtaking!

Robin is prepping the ceiling. We are applying the finish on the walls to the ceiling. Love the disco ball! :) Angela

2011-11-18T09:23:00.001-08:00

Use #101 for Saran Wrap -- use to protect client toilet before applying beautiful metallic finish on walls. :) Angela

2011-11-18T07:32:00.000-08:00

Keep watching over the next few days as we transform this powder room into a glass jewel box. :) Angela

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Like Us!

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Have you visited our new Facebook page yet? There is a lot of buzz and beautiful client work to see. Visit us at http://facebook.com/FauxTimeDesignDecorativeFinishing. And don't forget to LIKE US so you can stay up to date on all the happenings!
:) Angela

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Sultry Silver on lower walls and Luxurious Lusterstone on upper walls. Beautiful for client's dining room.

2011-11-10T03:29:00.000-08:00

First coat on upper walls

2011-10-27T02:26:00.000-07:00

We have two incredible jobs running right now. Here is a dining room we are transforming.

New project underway

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> These are before pics
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Final Photos of Hearst Castle Theme Project

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This was one of our favorite projects with a DREAM client! - Angela

Final day -- touch ups and details

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Final day -- touch ups and details

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Final day -- touch ups and details

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One of many

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One of 8 panels in ceiling measuring 7'x6'. Over 100 Swarovski crystals in each panel. - Angela
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Close up of ceiling

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> Thank you to K Gottfried Inc for finding all the 100's of Swarovski crystals we are using in this ceiling! - Angela
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2 scaffolds!

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Meet New artist

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Meet the newest addition to our team, Robin. Here she is adding some finishing touches to our client's daughters bedroom.

Musical bathroom

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We helped make a young prodigy's bedroom and bathroom sing.

Don't forget the fifth wall

2011-08-23T04:25:00.001-07:00

We just completed work on a teenager's bedroom. I designed a two tone glaze finish for the walls that was so 'groovy' with her lava lamp and zebra print custom bedding. But the real show stopper is the ceiling. Notice the darker hue. It made such a dramatic impact and really gave the entire design that extra zing! I say it all the time -- don't forget the fifth wall!

Two tone glazed walls

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Teenager bedroom

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Great view of beams

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I'm sitting on 20' scaffold looking at the beams in which in which we rendered a faux Bois (wood grain) finish. You would never know these are not actually hardwood!

Beams complete!

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Completed molding

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You would never know this is not actual wood.

Windows in library

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Doris and Laura are working on windows in library. This job has more windows and doors than you can imagine! :)

Flogging

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Doris is flogging the doors. This is the second step in our Faux Bois project.

Faux Bois

2011-08-04T07:38:00.001-07:00

We are working on a huge job for one of our Fav clients. We will be transforming the great room, foyer, library and kitchen. Here you can see the beams in three stages.

Close up of ceiling with Swarovski crystals

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Ceiling

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Another completed ceiling.

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Gilding Modello ceiling design

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How many ceilings can we tranform?

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We are up to 5 at this client's home.

Ceiling border

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Luna ceiling complete

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Love the FX Luna product! Check out the awesome glow of our client' ceiling. Bling! Bling!

You don't foil me!

2011-06-16T09:04:00.000-07:00

You don't foil me....unless you are one of our client's ceilings. Check out this ceiling! I've applied two layers of foil and WOW does it glow!

Installing Modello

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Final wall

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Doris is applying glaze to the final wall.

Gilding

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Laura is applying the gold leaf to the dining room ceiling.

Dining room ceiling

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We finished the first layer of glaze on ceiling today and installed the Modello masking patterns. We will start stage 2 tomorrow.

Foyer walls are really glowing now!

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Another photo of the dining room ceiling

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Dining room ceiling

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I began glazing the ceiling in the dining room today.

The completed curved wall

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Tackling the big wall

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This curved wall was quite a challenge. Check out one of many special tools we had to rig up to finish this wall.

Prep work

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Laura is preparing ceiling for glazing

Doris working on lower walls

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You can already see the sparkle of the mica flakes in the Quartzstone!

Hallway complete!

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Masking dining room

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Preparing to begin work on the ceiling. Yes, another ceiling!

Touch ups

2011-06-02T19:07:00.001-07:00

Occasionally I get calls from clients requesting me to stop by for a quick touch up. These calls are often my favorite! Why, you ask? Well, it gives me an opportunity to drop in and see the entire space in which we worked as a completed project. Too often we don't get to see the final touches -- the window treatments, furniture and accessories in just the right place.

Today was special as I had the opportunity to drop in and see a couple of spaces that we completed almost three years ago. And I snapped these awesome photos with my new iPhone. Enjoy!