Painting Projects

It's hard to believe that it has been over a month since my last post. Things were unexpectedly hectic around here as the summer began. Our daughter has been able to find a part-time job which is not so easy this year. We have tons of outdoor projects to complete this summer and the rain has slowed us down drastically.


We have been painting our new great room/kitchen addition. Since the main room has a loft it has meant perching 20 feet in the air to paint the edge between the wall and ceiling. We began by painting the upstairs back hallway, back staircase and former kitchen in the old part of the house with "Tobacco Road." We were very pleased with it and decided to carry it throughout the great room/kitchen and loft. We have painted the woodwork white and it really pops against the "gold/brown."


The decor of the room will slant toward Tuscan/Old World. During the past year I was able to buy a very "chippy" mantel with mirror at an auction which came out of a brownstone in NYC. We are leaving it in its "natural" state since it definitely has an Old World look. The fireplace that it surrounds is propane fueled. My husband built a Tuscan style "faux" chimney above it way up to the roof. I intend to do a rustic Venetian plaster finish on the chimney. I am having a difficult time locating the appropriate plaster in a retail store. I have found examples for sale over the internet, but not in a store. Lowe's had Venetian plaster, but it was a thin type that was to be burnished and have a finish like polished marble. That is not the look that I would like. We will also have a similar chimney over the Wolf range in the kitchen and I would like to finish it in the same manner. We would like it to look similar to the examples at this site. If anyone has any experience with this type of finish and/or suggestions as to what product to use please drop me an email or comment.

Another major project will be to continue planning a "couples" wedding shower for the end of August for our son and his fiance.