Unique effect

Unique by name and unique by decoration, Unique Flowers and Gifts in Customs Street West, Auckland has a carefully handcrafted atmosphere. Seeking texture and dimension in the space, a variety of paint effects were used to create a soft Tuscan aged look. The walls and ceiling were finished in Resene Half Spanish White (complex neutral) while Resene Paint Effects Medium coloured using Resene MPS Stainers Raw Umber, Yellow Ochre and Black was applied with artistry and infinite patience.

The mix was applied using a combination of brush, cloth, sea sponge and badger hair softeners to all walls.  Selected areas were overcoated to create depth and age.  Individual stones on the columns were painstakingly marked out with pencil. A stronger brew of Resene Scumbling Glaze with Resene MPS Stainers was applied using a sea sponge to create a stone column effect, and the added stone shadowing was thanks to a mixture of white and black tinted Resene Scumbling Glaze.

The piece de resistance, the shop logo, was born out of custom made stencils infilled with the stone colour to create a softly stenciled appearance on the wall.

Now complete, the work is testament to the power of paint effects to trick the eye and create pattern, texture and atmosphere with just a few humble coats of paint.

Paint Effects Design and Painting Contractor: Steve King, North South Design Concepts
Resene: Ben Solly, North Shore Branch Manager
From the Resene News – issue 4/2008

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