Michelle's Design Works

Bling in the Powder Room

How fun is it to have a glitzy powder room? I love taking a small room like that and making it big and dramatic.

Here’s a peek into a lovely townhome I recently worked in. The view was fantastic, looking out onto the Ohio River. The view of the powder room, however was not very inspiring. But, we took care of that.

My client now has a powder room full of glitz and glamour, with lots of sparkle imbedded in the plaster.

Rich, warm bronze, plums and browns in the finish. It’s hard to get good photos of small, dark rooms like this one. Here’s a close-up:

I even added a faux finish to the ceiling using bronze lusterstone and glaze. Much more interesting than a plain, white ceiling to look at.

Restained Natural Maple Cabinets

Back at the beginning of the year, I said that I wanted to update my kitchen island with paint. Well, I got that job completed and decided to do something with the cabinets as well. This isn’t my kitchen. I took a “before” photo, but long story short, someone who will remain nameless left the memory card out of my camera without me knowing, so alas, no photo. Anyway, the cabinets look very much like these. Light, natural maple wood. Still in great shape. However the color just wasn’t working for me anymore.

So I got out my paint, magic brushes and stain glazes and got to work. Now our run-of-the-mill cabinets look much warmer and work with my new color preferences.

Hand-rubbed, custom finish for w-a-a-a-ay less than new cabinets and loads of construction dust.

Next up is something similar to this finish for the countertop. Yes, I can even paint laminates to look like granite or marble!

If you have cabinets that you’re not happy with, contact me. I can work some magic for you too!

Participating in CitiRAMA Home Show

I was thrilled when asked by Grace Jones of Hoffman & Albers design studio if I’d like to do some work in a CitiRAMA Home Show home. What a great opportunity!

Grace asked me to paint a floral medallion around the ceiling light fixture to coordinate with the bedding she had chosen. The colors were bright and funky and the design had a Moroccan feel. Ceiling work is never fun (literally a pain in the neck), but luckily it was only 8ft. high.

You can only barely see it, but I added some bling to the design too – crystals around the center of the flowers.

The opening is tomorrow night. I did a distressed leather faux finish on another ceiling in the house as well which I hope to get a good photo of. I can’t wait to see the girl’s room and the rest of the house with all of the final decorating touches. From everything I saw while I was working there, I’d be happy to move right in!

Thanks so much to Marilyn Abrams from Lighting Efx for recommending me to Grace. I truly appreciate it!