Not so fast, somebody needs something painted.

Humorously, not long after my last post, I got two different custom painting/faux finishing jobs, one larger (a new office), one smaller (a 6'x 6' painting that needs repaired/ refurbished).

Funny how that works.

Its not like I wasn't utilizing all those skills at The Frame Maker. I'm just posting some details on the Design blog there about some of the custom finishes we created last year for some specific projects, projects I had forgotten about until sorting pictures this past weekend.

The first custom finish post is about a painted wood grain finish I did for a client in a hurry when their first choice moulding was out of stock for far longer than the time frame when they needed them.



In this picture, the corner sample at the back is the goal: a clear finish over a lightly stained softwood with a simple tight grain, kind of a chestnut color. In this profile, we couldn't get that finish in time. What we could get was the same profile in a very dark chocolate-mahogany color ("espresso"). The moulding lengths in the foreground are actually a painted and glazed finish over what began as an almost black translucent wood finish.

The client wasn't just thrilled with the match of the painted faux finish, but with the on time delivery and installation of her framed pieces. The out-of-stock problem which started out of our control ended up providing us with the opportunity to deliver a clutch solution and an absolutely premium level of customer service.

Since that was part of my consulting spec at the time, I'm very pleased with this particular job to this day.