Our Retail/Studio is located on the EAST side of Van Dyke Rd, between 22 and 23 Mile Roads, across from the Packard Grill
49972 Van Dyke Rd, Shelby Twp, Mich. 48317
Look for the big red sign
HOURS of operation SUMMER 2012:
MONDAY CLOSED
TUESDAY 11 AM – 500 PM
WEDNESDAY 11 AM – 500 PM
THURSDAY noon – 600 PM
FRIDAY 11 AM – 500 PM
SATURDAY 10 AM – 200 PM
We want to be available for everyone – if you require assistance outside of our general hours, please contact me at 313-318-6511 for an appointment.
Fabulous Finishes, founded by Patty Henning in 2003, is one of metro Detroit’s leading professional decorative finishing companies. The retail/studio location in Shelby Township, Michigan, offers DIY paints, stencils, supplies, finished furniture and accessories for sale , as well as fun workshops and in-store paint sessions.
We are an official distributor of the exclusive Caromal Colours line of DIY decorative finishing products, fabulously fun, affordable , and easy to use paints for crafty homeowners.
Come check it out - every color sample demonstrated on old doors, dozens more examples, finished furniture, furniture in process – even samples over glass, old hardware, and formica countertops -
My goal is to inspire you with paint, and wow you with pretty ways to use it
You can do amazing things with paint, but the key is to use the RIGHT paint. Why are Caromal Colours paints different? They make refinishing easy – no sanding, stripping, priming, just clean your piece and begin. The paints are so versatile you can use them any way you choose – roll on, brush on, smooth and clean, or add some texture – the choice is yours, there’s no right or wrong. Best of all, the finish is durable – come in and see for yourself – try and scratch it off – it won’t budge. Repaint your cabinets and furniture with confidence that your lovely custom painted finish will stay put!
Come on in - see how fun and easy these paints are - if you want to get your hands dirty, sign up for one of our workshops – we offer 3 hour workshops to simple 1 hour basics (check our workshop schedule for more info)
If you’d prefer, start your piece right here in our studio – during Open Studio Paint - (exception Tuesday 3/27, prior workshop scheduled)
Hundreds of photos on a continual feed, showing the paint in process, before and after, real life homeowners that tackled their own kitchens and furniture -
Bring your fabrics, your ideas, and lay it all out – there are dozens of design books available for use, full page paint decks of Benjamin Moore and Sherwin Williams paints for wall coordination, and a great list of local, reputable, TRUSTED referrals that I’ve built over the last 8 years – if I can help you pull it all together I will…
Additionally, we still offer what set us on the map - custom finishes using paints, glazes, plasters, textures, stones, tints, stains,metallics,gilding products - to clients looking to dress up their walls, ceilings, woodwork, architectural elements (niches, medallions, corbels, columns), furniture and cabinetry.
I’ve learned from some of the best and have trained at National Finishing Schools here in the United States, as well as being honored to have hosted an International Woodgraining and Marbling expert, Cait Whitson of Carte-Blanche, Scotland, into my studio for a week of instruction.
I love brainstorming and creating new things - if you are looking to warm up a space, or to update a room, or refinish a piece of furniture, please give me a call – I’d love to be of service to you. You can click on the brown button below to go to my website. It offers a nice photo gallery of updated rooms portraying my work and information on the process.
Fabulous Finishes -
a place where we’ll help you do it yourself,
or let us do it for you!
49972 Van Dyke Rd
Shelby Township, Mi 48317
888-819-1490
(between 22 and 23 Mile,east side of street)
Let’s go shopping! Click on my online store-
Do you know anyone like yourself who works in or around the Toronto area?
Your work is exactly what I was looking for!
Thanks.
Rachel
Hi Rachel,
I certainly can forward you several contacts – give me an evening to do a little research on my networking forums and I’ll get back with you.
Rachel, There are two contacts I can forward you. Joe Greco [totem.designs@hotmail.com] owns Totem Coatings (www.totemcoatings.com), an eco-friendly decorative plaster company. There company teaches, so he knows many artists in Toronto area. He can help direct you.
Another artist, Yan, is from the Windsor area but travels out for work and has taken jobs in Toronto. His email is jablonj@yahoo.ca .
Hope this gives you a start! Good luck, I wish I lived closer to you, I’d love to help!
I loved the paint when it was presented on Kimba’s blog, I loved it so much I did a post about it. My husband is finishing up school and then we will be moving, but once we get moved I can not wait to try it. I think my readers would love it just as much
Hi Patty,
Just got home from the Round Top Antiques Week. That is where the after picture was taken. You can post about this Caromal Colours makeover. I love working with this product. It is quite easy and gives such a fabulous finish. The young girl that bought the piece was soooo excited about finding it. Thanks for your nice comments!
Mandy
Thanks Mandy, i just posted your lovely before/after!
I live in the Fort Worth, Tx area. How can I find someone to learn from like you in my area, unless you have teaching dvd’s. Carolyn
Hi Carolyn, I’d love to be able to offer you teaching dvd’s… some day I’d love to be able to teach everything I’ve learned, not just Caromal workshops – but I’m so not there yet. What are you interested in, the Caromal products or other decorative finishes? Depending on which, I’d have different directions to send you – let me know and I’ll try to help!
Hi Patty,
I am looking to ‘repaint’ my bannister. It is light oak now and I would like to paint it black. I am not sure if I would like the distressed look or not. There is a very heavy glossy finish on the bannister now, and as I understand, I would not have to sand this off before using your product. Is that correct? Exactly which product(s) would I need to purchase to do the bannister? It is about 8 ft long, and a hand rail that is about 12 feet long.
Thank you for your help~
Jennifer
Hi Jennifer, If you are looking to paint that bannister, wipe it down first with a mild soapy rag – you want your surface clean. Once dry, you will be ready to brush on the Caromal Colours Textured Basecoat – the black color is called Peppercorn. I would say one quart should do what you need – will cover approx 50sf of surface. You’d apply the black, then when dry lightly sand. The sanding will dull the black and make it look like licorice snaps (the candy)
To bring the life back, either use the Toner (which will also add a slight warmth to the black) or a wax or polyurathane topcoat.
What color are the spindles?
This picture above, the tealish walls and amazing ceiling: I swear this is my favorite room… the greatest colors, just amazing…. gets my vote for “best room ever”… seriously I love this so much.
Thanks so much Leisu! It is a favorite of mine as well – in fact, I *favorite* the whole house!
Love your work!! We live in Raleigh/Durham NC area. We just found out that our painter really
does not know what a Old world plaster finish is or how to do it! Do you know anyone in
our area.. I will send you $50.00 for a great reference that pans out!! Help!!
Regards, Michael Miller
Sorry to hear that… I dont’ know anyone personally that services your area Michael, but I did a search of finishers in your area and viewed them as if I was looking for someone and who would I call. These would be the finishers that I would contact for a consult –
TC Artworks (Tamara Clark) in Raleigh. http://www.tc-artworks.net Has trained with various professional finishing educators, has been in business awhile, uses top notch products, shows nice finished work on her site.
Cutting Edge Designs Specialty Finishes (Julie Doering) http://www.cuttingedgefaux.com Has trained with Barb Skivington, been in business five years, shows nice work on her site.
Faux Works Inc in High Pointe. Barb Skivington owns and operates this established professional finishing studio – I am certain she can direct you to highly competent finishers in your area. http://www.fauxworksstudio.com/
When I look at other finisher’s work, online, I look for photos of actual work performed. Hundreds of photos of sample finishes is great eye candy, but taking that finish to a wall is entirely different. This is most important to me. Look at their training experience. Realize some artists have natural talent and have never trained professionally. More often than not, though, that is not the case. I value training. You can always as for references.
Hope this helps – thanks for the kudos – if I was in your area you’d have to look no further
– unfortunately I’m stuck in snowy Michigan …. Hopefully one of these can help you get the perfect finish!
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Carolee, have you ever checked out google reader? It’s a great way to stay current on new posts to any blogs that might interest you – here is a link https://www.google.com/accounts/ServiceLogin?service=reader&passive=1209600&continue=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2Freader&followup=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2Freader
I use it for my favorite sites, it shows a daily list of new postings, and then I can click on them to read it.
Just a thought, a quite handy tool. Patty
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Patty, are you aware if any new colors are in the works for the Reclaim line?
Thanks, Kirstin
Hi Kirstin, I’m not aware of any new Reclaim colors, though I’d guess there will be more to come since the line has been such a success. If I hear anything I’ll let you know
I love you site and wish I was closer to shop your store. Beautiful Work.
Sending you pictures now
Hi Patty,
Thank you for your help and input on my idea.
I almost wanted to plan a road trip to your shop.
You’re 6 hours away from me
Almost worth the drive.
When I saw your website I was like wow!!
I love this stuff! I found exatcly what I’ve been looking for.
can’t wait to start!
too bad you didnt have a van and a friend – you could both drive across state with a couple pieces of furniture, and do an all day SAturday painting workshop!
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