Services

These are the services I provide to individualize your home with custom-painted designs and attention to color, texture, light, line, space, and detail:

• faux finish textures
• faux stone
• faux wood
• murals
• hand-painted details
• children's rooms
• borders
• stripes
• sky ceilings
• color consultation / color planning

Pricing: Guidelines and Procedures

I price my work by the project. This charge accounts for: my time, travel, materials, prep work of the surface, square footage of the surface, and detail work.

I charge a fee for my time for consultations. This fee becomes a credit to the deposit for the project if we book a start date at that time.

To the consultation I bring fan decks for choosing basecoat colors, my portfolio, sample boards from previous work, and a sketch pad for murals. At the time of the consultation I will initiate color selections and, for handpainting, brief sketches. If you desire more detailed sketches or painted sample boards following the consultation, there is a fee for my time.

Preparing for the consultation

Even if you do not have specific ideas in mind, it is helpful if you have taken the time to consider a few things before we meet. It is extremely useful if you can produce pictures- from magazines, books, internet, etc- of designs that you like. Even pictures of designs you do NOT like can be good for clarity. I cannot stress how useful it is to look at a visual reference while you explain your vision, likes and dislikes, and needs.

Here are some questions to ask yourself:

• do you want this room to be dramatic or understated?
• do you like color to be gentle or intense?
• do you like pure color, or neutral tones with accents of color?
• should the texture be muted or high in contrast?
• do you want the room to feel open or cozy?
• do you want the room to feel warm or cool?
• are there objects in the room (such as art work, upholstery, or plants) that you particularly like? Perhaps they can be used as a reference for motif, pattern, or color.

For Kids Rooms:

You don't need me to tell you that your kid is brimming with ideas. Even if their room is messy, they have unique thoughts and wonderful enthusiasm for what should go on the walls, ceiling, or floor.

If your child wants to be involved in the brainstorming process, encourage them to choose out some of their favorite books or pictures to show me. We can take motifs from any visuals- from their bedspread to the sky outside their window. If you can't come up with pictures, think about themes in nature, sports, stories, music, or whatever else keeps them dreaming.