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Decorative Painting and Plaster Restoration
Acorn Painting offers decorative painting and plaster restoration services. We work with interior designers, property owners, architects and builders to create unique and pleasing looks for all spaces.
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Explore: Walls • Floors & More • Plaster Restoration • Miscellaneous Projects
Walls
Inspired by a 14th Century Gothic cathedral in southwestern France (photo above center; above right on mobile), the backgrounds underneath these stencils were painted to give the illusion of weathered, rained-on plaster. The homeowners brought the essence of the Old World into their home.
Trees climbing these walls mirror the spirit of the resin table under the stairs. Once a plain white furniture casting, the artist gave it the look of real wood using water-based paint and varnish. On the walls and ceiling are flowers, hummingbirds, and butterflies, complementing the branches. They add pops of color and bring nature indoors.
Water-based paint and glazes were used to create this faux sandstone motif. Some of the cracks are painted while others are real and purposely left unrestored, lending authenticity to its appearance.
Using orange and blue oil glazes, a flat brown is transformed, giving the appearance of leather. The artist creates a sample board before starting the project for client approval and reference as the project progresses.
Floors & More
Staircase risers leading to a roof deck feature a simple pattern based on a quilt block design. A variety of patterns, stencils, and colors can be used to turn an ordinary staircase into a visually interesting climb upstairs.
Tiled floors in Oslo, Norway inspired this black and ivory geometric pattern stenciled over a concrete bathroom floor.
Created in one of Lincoln, Massachusetts' historic homes, the faux marquetry integrates the look of new flooring and cabinetry with original, dark wide-plank flooring. The design is first scored into the surface of the bare wood using a sharp tool. Stain is then painted in, controlled by the delicately cut lines of each shape. Once the color is complete and several coats of transparent finish applied, the pattern resembles a wooden inlay.
Using oil-based paints with a urethane covercoat, this faux rug with a dragonfly motif is painted over a hardwood floor.
This stenciled mudroom floor gives the illusion of a traditional perspective tile pattern often found in Europe. By applying a sealant every few years, the floor will last for decades.
Plaster Restoration
This gold chandelier was purchased at an online auction in France and now hangs in Middlebury, Vermont. After cracks in the ceiling medallion were repaired, a custom finish of gold was mixed. Now the metallic color patina of this original feature match the chandelier. Note the decorative plaster detail around the ceiling edges are also painted the same gold. It's a real show stopper!
Ceiling plaster had cracked and hung in loose sections in a Victorian-era structure in Middlebury, Vermont. All the damaged plaster was removed until all that remained was structurally sound. A historical preservation adhesive was applied, creating a clean and enduring connection between the original and new plasters. Lightweight setting plaster is used to backfill the area that needed patching. A custom tool was designed to imitate the profile of the molding. After a few applications of plaster is shaped using the blade, the new crown molding starts to reveal itself.
Miscellany
When wallpaper was removed during a recent renovation project at the historic Middlebury Inn, a pencil drawing of the inn was revealed. The artist, Leigh Guptil, still lives locally and is one of the inn's favorite former bellhops.
A faux wooden frame was created to commemorate the artwork. Shading on the frame suggests the depth of a layer of glass and there is a subtle shadow cast on to the wall. The wood grain and color mimics that of the nearby banister rail.
This Middlebury, Vermont home, dating from the 1800s, had several areas where horsehair plaster had been damaged. Broken lathes were repaired, wooden panels were retained as stable and sound surfaces are important to maintain and respect during restoration. One never knows what to expect when removing wallpaper and making renovations!
A photograph of a Greek octopus mosaic was the inspiration for this handmade canvas floor cloth. The artist hand-cut a stencil replicating the tile pattern and used acrylic paints to create the portable, flexible cloth mat.