Archive for September, 2010

Sunny’s Customer Brag Blog

Monday, September 20th, 2010

OK, SO I need to Brag about a customer who is adorable,

sends nice email questions, and loves to complete cool projects!

She also takes pictures AND shares her pictures with me!!

It is my passion to inspire all who see the greatness in decorative painting, and color, and how it can influence interior spaces.

In 2004 I wrote a inspirational “how to”  book called   Paint Can!

It was designed to make decorative painting projects not seem quite so daunting,

and take some of the mystery out of the finishes we thought we could NEVER achieve on our own.

Kristin  bought the book, and here are some of her results:

This living room “rug” was her first project using the book and the Hayden Stencil-


she emailed me and said, ” my mother was “horrified” when I told her I was painting my wood floors.

I , of course, did it anyway with the instructions from Paint Can! and it turned out beautifully.

My mother now calls the floors “stunning”.  Thanks so much. I can’t wait to do it again!”

I guess it was only the beginning…..

She then moved into the entrance hall and painted a rug there using the large BEA stencil,

Kristin has a great flair and really know how to choose colors that flow together,

notice her aqua on the floor in the entrance , and her living room aqua wall color- this is great balance, and flow.

cool mirrors over the sofa too!


The Kitchen also got a facelift, or floorlift?

Anyway- notice how light and airy her walls are and trim is stark white- the bold colors and patterns flow quite nicely, and does not feel like too much!


It is SO fun to brag about a customer, and THEIR achievements.

I am very impressed (she also has three YOUNG children!)

CONGRATULATIONS KRISTIN !!

and

thanks for sharing your projects and ideas!

Sunny

Calling all Pink and Brown Lovers!

Thursday, September 9th, 2010


Below is a project I worked on today,

A bathroom in some of my personal favorite colors PINK and BROWN.

Here is a great way to use this palette in a sophisticated manner.



By painting the ceiling pink, and the walls brown the room does not become too “cute”.

The  pink pattern on the walls make you notice the ceiling, so you can have your pink without getting sick of it!

let me know what you think!

I used the Hayden Medium and Hayden Small stencil for this project.

Here is the process:

Bathroom BEFORE , with walls painted and PINK CEILING ready to go.

The Water Closet inside the bathroom has the same color scheme.


During- please remember to always use less paint when stenciling.

I always tap my brush on the side of the stencil before I start to remove excess paint.

If you want less pattern you might have stopped right here with just the large stencil.

SO what do you think about the PINK and BROWN?