Selected photos from Brenda Blatchford Cirioni’s extensive portfolio of faux finishing projects are presented below. To view a larger image of a room or object, simply click on its thumbnail.
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The Foyer in this home had weak proportions and a marble floor that dominated the space. Over the front door a large Palladian window emphasized the height of the space, drew attention to the lack of depth in the room, and dwarfed the door leading to the dining room. The crown molding was only 3-inches wide, too small for the height of the ceiling.
The solution was threefold:
- Paint the trim in a faux marble finish that reversed the colors of the floor,
- Increase the proportions of the crown molding by painting it to be 6 inches wide faux marble, and
- Add height and interest by painting a faux fan light over the door to the dining room.
When the foyer was finished it felt proportionally right, and by using the reverse colors for the faux marble, the real marble floor no longer dominated the space.
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The two-story foyer in this home is painted a rich brown with a ragged on three color technique to create move- ment and to focus interest on the large walls.
Due to the nature of foyers, a space comprised of hard straight edges, with little in the way of furniture and fabrics to soften it, a decorative treatment for the walls was chosen to soften the space, thus creating movement and interest on the large expanse of walls.
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The back splash in this contemporary kitchen is a painted stripe pattern in metallic silver and charcoal gray to compliment the black granite countertop and chrome appliances. The painted window treatment adds a unique feature and unifies the area.
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The foyer in this new home is painted to look like stone blocks, creating an Old World castle effect.
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The Jacuzzi in this master bath over looks meadow and marshland. The idea was to create a serene, calm environment and to bring in the outside, an effect achieved by selecting a sandy beige base coat and glazing with a green color rub.
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The color of the master bedroom was pulled from the bedding fabric, as was the ragging off technique.
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The clients requested faux burl wood graining for all of the trim in their dining room and a metallic ceiling, adding drama and tying in their art collection.
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Glazing the ceiling brought definition to the architectural design and kept the ceiling from feeling as though it was floating. The painted border picked up the pattern in the window treatment and helped tie the ceiling to the room.
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The windows, crown moldings and ceiling beams in this family room were all painted in a faux cherry technique to match the attached cherry wood kitchen.
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This hand painted ceiling medallion (four feet by six feet) of faux mahogany and marble will be mounted in a two story foyer with a chandelier hanging from the center.