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Ode To An Ancient Urn
Ancient Urns When citizens in the 18th century saw urns, they didn’t think of funerals and ashes. They thought of noble simplicity, beauty, and reason. Originally urns came the Greco Roman times and had been initially used for funerary and ceremonial rites For the...
The Cathedral at Notre Dame
The loss of The Cathedral at Notre Dame is heartbreaking. Watching the continued coverage of the loss of this incredibly historic building is gut-wrenching. Made almost entirely of wood over 800 years old, the destruction is complete. In my life, I have been...
Recycle Old Tables
Recycle Living Room Tables ... To Make Your Home Beautiful Today we invite you to scroll through the images and imagine how easy it is to recycle your living table in your home. With over 25 styles of trims and...
French Easter Eggs
Special Eggdition The Easter centerpieces just got a whole new look! Spring has sprung at the Southern Institute of Faux Finishing where my friend Virginia has been so very clever making these French Easter Eggs. The beautiful spring colors of Easter - soft pastels...
Escutcheon – Fancy French Word….
Fancy French Escutcheons The escutcheon is an old French word meaning a shield. Today it means: 1. a shield or emblem bearing a coat of arms 2. a flat piece of metal for protection and often ornamentation, around a keyhole, door handle, or light switch. An escutcheon...
Miss Mustard Seed Zinc Wax
Antiquing with Zinc Wax Deciding how to antique your masterpiece can be is always a little tricky. Which color antiquing wax should I use? Many times as furniture painters we choose brown wax working on replicating the lovely authentic patina that replicates dirt or...
5 Shades of Grey
Classic Architectural Embellishments ....always in fashion Classic Architectural Embellishments are always in fashion. So is the color grey. With a large fog bank covering the coast of Maine this morning I thought it would be fun to share some classic embellishments...
4 Kings 1 Palace – Versailles
The Palace of Versailles The Palace of Versailles started as a small hunting lodge in 1624. The Hamlet of Versailles was known as a fertile hunting grounds when King Louis XIII went there as a boy. By the time his great grandson was guillotined in 1793 it had a...
Architectural History Part 2.
Architectural History The Renaissance and The Baroque Architectural History is always fun. I love imagining the people who lived in these buildings and their lives. When we started this series last week we suffered a small but irritating technology issue when we...
