Oh, to love a client who lets me paint their fireplace purple -
The funny thing about this client is that she shares the same name as my favorite client/friend in Florida. They just spell their name a tiny bit different, but have the same traits of being real and funny and having hearts made of gold.
And now her fireplace also has some gold {and purple}.
Here is the mantle before:
It was lovely, but there was a LOT of brown going on in the room – brown floors, sofas, entertainment center…and it wasn’t highlighting the gorgeous glass tile.
So, a base coat of Behr Vin Rouge – a very plummy and cranberry mix of a color.
I only did one coat of it in an oil base, semi-gloss. I let a tad of the brown streak through.
I don’t have a close up of this stage, but honestly when I want back a few days after it dried to glaze it, it was already gorgeous.
I glazed it first with burnt umber and a little black .
Then I went back with DecoArt’s Venetian Gold.
Even her manly man of a husband walked in and loved it!
I love when clients are willing to take risks with their finishes and colors.
I say it 1000 times a year it seems like, but I will say it again – it is your home, it is your haven, make it a place you absolutely love.
Pretty gutsy of them to go with purple. It actually looks better than I would have thought.