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Sunnylands not your typical mansion

The landscape of the Sonoran desert is high desert surrounded by mountains. Nestled in the valley of Rancho Mirage is one of the most iconic homes in America...Sunnylands. This mid-century modern masterpiece is the former home of Walter and Lenora Annenberg. Different...

New Styles Fall 2018

New Styles For Fall The summer has gone by in a haze of sunny days and fall is heading our way. Where does the time go? Looking back a lot of my time was spent making new molds and designs. I love finding the relics from the past and that we use to recreate the most...

Making Marble

Faux Marble with Efex We have had a lot of fun projects here this summer, and one of them has been making marble tops. My first foray into faux finishing marble was with Steve Wallis at a beautiful class years ago. After that my girlfriend Johanne Bilodeau from...

Quick and Easy Little Trumeau

New Pediment on a Quick and Easy Trumeau Mirror I love mirrors especially Trumeau mirrors. I also love projects that come together from start to finish quickly. So the other day I jumped at the chance to put together a quick and easy Trumeau. 1 - Start with a simple...

Introducing a new style of rosette.

A New Celtic Rosette Our new rosette packs a big punch. I have been looking forward to bringing out some new items and adding them to our catalog. This pretty new rosette is an excellent addition because it is slightly different in styling and use. I think of the...

Making Rust

making a rusty finish Creating a faux finish on your Efex is fun. Today we are "making rust".e rust. There are lots of different products to replicate a rust finish, along with different techniques. I wanted one without chemicals and one that was very quick and easy....