Metallic squares

I never tire of working with metallic paints. This dining room finish was created by base-coating the walls in a pale honey-due matte latex paint (which is the lightest color you see) followed by vertical bands a shade darker. Next, we taped off alternate squares and used two custom mixed metallic colors, one silvery blue and one bronze, to create the checkerboard effect. Notice how the squares are perfectly tiled to fit the walls?

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Metallic striped accent wall

I like to use color to organize space and create a sense of presence. This partition wall served to demarcate the kitchen from the living room and was the back-drop for the mirrored cabinet that anchored the dining area. I chose to do wide horizontal stripes in a bronze metallic version of the bay-leaf green walls. The stripes wrapped all the way around the partition wall, creating 360 degrees of interest, and providing a sleek focal point for the dining area. The wall color was a flat (sheen) paint, and the metallic, custom tinted Modern Masters.

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My client said the "F" word when she saw it--in a good way.

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Entry with Glazed Paper

I collaborated with designer Bert Vieta on this entry many years ago. He always had a fresh approach and was very supportive of my work. To create this effect I primed and base-coated lengths of medium weight craft paper and then color-washed it with taupe glazes. The glazed paper was cut into squares and hung in a grid pattern with wall paper adhesive, creating a lovely tactile effect.

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A view of the wet bar. Interior Designer: Bert Vieta

Custom copper wall covering

Copper patina custom wall covering. In the studio, I painted a roll of heavy-weight craft paper with Modern Masters metallic paints and applied multiple patina solutions as I went, creating variations on a theme. The paper was then cut into rectangles and applied in a staggered pattern with heavy duty wall paper paste. Then I added the copper tack nails to the corners (see detail below).  

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Copper tacks in the corners.

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This powder room was located in a contemporary home built around an old log cabin in the Utah mountains. The copper wall covering turned this powder room-just off the main entry-into an incredibly warm and unexpected space. Interior Designer: Lynn Stoner

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