Candi In Texas Refinishes Her Tile Fireplace Surround Easily, With Caromal Colours…

Candi called me late September and asked about refinishing her ceramic tile fireplace surround using Caromal Colours paints-

I would totally love to see a sample of what you think would work for painting the ceramic tile around my fireplace.   (We discussed white and off white.)  The tile doesn’t have a glossy sheen, it’s actually got a little texture already so I’m thinking the toner and/or glaze would pick up nicely.  This same (horrible blue) tile is in my small bathroom and I would LOVE to paint that as well.  I’ve attached a picture of the fireplace and the bathroom.  (The cabinets in the bathroom were originally first on my to-do list.  That’s what started this whole deal!)  Hopefully I can get this all going soon and send you some before and after pictures.   Thank you again and again for taking the time to speak with me and for sharing your wonderful art and ideas with us.  You are truly a DIYer’s dream come true!!  Sincerely,  Candi

Isn’t she nice?)    Here’s the before

I sent her off a few samples -   Caromal Colours textured basecoat Parchment, adding in a little Krylon Webbing (black) for effect, and the Caromal Toner.

In October I got this

Patty,

THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU for all your help and advice.  I wanted to let you know that I’ve finally finished the fireplace.  As you can see in the before, it was a horrible blue color.  After two coats of Parchment, some chiffon and black webbing spray, and toner, this is what I got.  WE LOVE IT!  And it didn’t cost the over $900 we were expecting when we decided to change the look.  I can’t tell you how many projects I’ve added to my to do list now thanks to you and Caromal Colours.  Now if you could figure out how to help me make the television with ESPN (always) on not be the focal point of our living room, live would be perfect!!  This might take getting rid of the husband so I’ll just admire the fireplace for now!  You’re a dream come true.

Thank you again…and I hope to be sending many more before and after photos.

This is why I love working with Caromal Colours products – they truly empower homeowners to do things they never could have imagined they’d do – and be so excited at the cool stuff they create, with their own efforts!

Now, the reveal

AWESOME transformation!

Cost – one jar of Caromal Colours Parchment $32.50,  Toner $16.50,  a can of Krylon Webbing $8, and some left over paint to water down (she used chifffon color).  You’ll have product left over to use on other projects, and trust me, you’ll find places to use them!

Before

After -   room changer

Thank you Candi, for taking photos along the way, and allowing me to share them with others looking for ideas.  Can’t wait to see more!

LET CAROMAL COLOURS ROCK YOUR world!

Head to my store   SHOP.FABFINISHER.COM   for all of your Caromal needs  – including perfect 8 ounce samplers of the Textured Basecoats – a great way to experiment with color combinations!

Silver Leafed Dome,Crown and Metallics For A Dream Client…

Starting point – lovely foyer entry, and a long hallway leading into a fabulous city living space

Great art, waiting to be showcased…

The transformation begins…

All the walls will receive a custom silver metallic base -

The foyer crown, door and dome are base painted black

Size was applied to the trim work so the leaf would adhere…

Working over head leaves you with a serious neck ache!

That leaf goes E V E R Y W H E R E… I think the client was glad when we got to this point, and we could do a final sweep to get those little fly-aways all cleaned up…

Closer up – still needs to be antiqued…  in this picture you can see the white trim  around the entrance door- we decided that needed to go black as well …

Here the silver leafing is complete, and the walls are starting to get their metallic base -

door trim black

The foyer and hallway walls all received two coats of the metallic base – and then we left it alone, since the color and look was a perfect backdrop for the art

Not so easy to see here, but I also tweeked the chandelier finish which originally was like a soap stone…

Isn’t this just glamorous?

The kitchen and main living area had the custom silver as its basecoat, and then a soft glaze and textural finish over top to warm it up

This was one job I was sad to have come to an end -  I miss the owner, and the big fat cat and the dark slinky cat and the sassy-frass-fraidy-cat cat!

If you live in the Metro Detroit area and are in the market to dress your walls, trimwork or furniture, stop by my showroom for loads of eye candy (and real candy too   )  You can find me at

Fabulous Finishes

49972 Van Dyke Rd

Shelby Twp, Mi 48317

888-819-1490

Glazing Miles Of Trim And A Big Butt Fan…

Still glazing miles and miles of trim

Today I rounded the final stretch and had to jump down and grab my camera, it felt that monumental-

Gallons of custom glaze,  bags of smarties and tootsie pops -

and the last section of crown is complete

Getting to the end of the trim put a smile on my face

A LOT of trim that started like this-

Room by room until it was complete-

Another good feeling?  Making the owner smile over a bathroom vent fan.   I should have taken a ‘before’ photo of the white vent fan cover.  The painter painted it black for me, and then I used a variety of lusterstone colors to create a slate effect that blended with the tile wall

It was a fun little break in the glazing process -

I’ve never seen a vent fan right next to the toilet – doesn’t that make perfect sense?

A Custom Creation Great Feature Wall…

It started like this-

The client wanted the wall to carry itself -  it needed to be one big wall of hanging art.   I suggested several options, but I really liked the possibilities of one -  a weathered metal looking finish bound with bands and metal rivets -

 

INSPIRATION: Riveted Metal Jason Lucas, Deshu Design

 

In my online searches to find rivets incorporated on a BIG wall,  I found this -  REAL metal panels offered by PMD Design Studio,  in a choice of aged finishes-

 

PMD Design Studio

 

and this cool picture-

I created a few sketches so we could visualize if this would work or not-

The client liked #1, but wanted  to add one more band-

Working up the finish-

Applying the textured base-

Taping off the bands-

A laser level eased the pain-

The bands, troweled with a smoother plaster, and tape pulled-

Painting the wall bronze-

Staining the wall walnut-

The rivets (upholstery tacks) ordered from DIY Upholstery Supply -

 

The finished wall-

In The Feature Wall Redux, Margaret writes,

The idea of the feature wall (where one wall of a room is painted boldly to stand out) has been done, done, and done. But feature walls are morphing into something more than a taupe wall at the head of a bedroom—something that can stand on its own. They are becoming art in and of themselves…   If you have a blank wall that could serve as a focal point for a large room, consider custom-creating a piece of art.

 

I think we RIVETED it!