This was ... last week? Hard to tell, these days. Maybe the week before. I tell you, we're used to either July or August being a dead month, and this year both months are packed busy.
So, anyway.
This is in a beautiful restored Spanish style house in Wilmette. The owners have lovingly taken their new home back to original splendor, and we were able to help.
These beams were stripped & re-stained (by the regular painting people, who also painted the "Semolina" base coat for this room). Then we came in to do a couple of washes with glaze over the top. It's a finish that I've always loved the colors of, and wanted to do, so I was pretty excited to finally do it. I get a thrill out of burnt orange. It's burnt sienna and a BM color called "Raisin". But see, you'll have to wait, now, to see the final pictures ... this is just the beginning!
We had a few days while the family was out of town. Very handy when we're blocking doorways, the entryway and stairs. This is the glaze wash for the entryway. There were a few physical repairs that needed to disappear a bit, so Deb disappeared them. Ponce, and ponce, and ponce some more.
and soften
and edges
and soften.
Which is teaser number two. Now on to my last taste of things to come:
You know how Deb is a complete wood freak? She loves every opportunity to faux grain things, faux bois. So here's Terry base coating the door ...
and the rest, you'll have to wait for. Nyah ha haaa! :-)
