tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6530507938871156789.post3730673876484114004..comments2023-04-02T06:28:47.159-04:00Comments on Rose et Lis: Past PerfectAnnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06399290663424164354noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6530507938871156789.post-86348439454501155062010-07-24T22:32:11.340-04:002010-07-24T22:32:11.340-04:00Ah, a love letter to my heart! I wait with baited...Ah, a love letter to my heart! I wait with baited breath for my first home (I am sadly still a meager tenant). My husband probably dreads the day we buy a house - he is well aware of the great lengths I will be going to (my home will not be complete until my walls are rough and lovely). Yes, ridiculously rough.<br />Have a wonderful weekend dear Ann.Leighahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03402823468965797979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6530507938871156789.post-91776255445127338612010-07-22T22:06:12.773-04:002010-07-22T22:06:12.773-04:00Hi Ann! Love the raw walls...the 18th century wall...Hi Ann! Love the raw walls...the 18th century wallpaper. Have many unfinished, varied tone paint colors on walls (decisions, decisions) that I knew I should feel guilty about for not painting perfectly...but secretly liked. Even like that "the water came up to here" look. Many beautiful examples...thank you! TrishAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6530507938871156789.post-25967249422288647542010-07-22T11:30:41.671-04:002010-07-22T11:30:41.671-04:00So great, but it seems to work better in Europe th...So great, but it seems to work better in Europe than here, probably because they have the furniture that looks so great with it!Maria Killamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12728225086725817125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6530507938871156789.post-73712225268004251032010-07-22T02:09:04.435-04:002010-07-22T02:09:04.435-04:00I heart both. I can appreciate both and it all de...I heart both. I can appreciate both and it all depends on the overall feel you would like to give a room. These pictures and your writing are both very, very pretty and well thought out :)Kelly Frances Dunnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09691744649923159182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6530507938871156789.post-3526274760331264942010-07-21T08:02:17.870-04:002010-07-21T08:02:17.870-04:00Ann, One way to achieve a convincing distressed lo...Ann, One way to achieve a convincing distressed look is to mix sand into the paint first, then remove paint selectively with water and a kitchen scrubber (the orange plastic kind).Ginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03429484235583035595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6530507938871156789.post-21761259180262483832010-07-20T23:25:04.036-04:002010-07-20T23:25:04.036-04:00Ann that is a breath taking post, really inspiring...Ann that is a breath taking post, really inspiring. Thank you!Concrete Junglehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01719831749205797925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6530507938871156789.post-65909991204419539902010-07-20T20:59:12.841-04:002010-07-20T20:59:12.841-04:00Mona- Can you publish some photos of your new wall...Mona- Can you publish some photos of your new walls? We'd love to see!<br /><br />Gina- I find that the hardest part of trying to duplicate an aged finish is the final step of <br />"destroying" it. If it's not done well, the look is not achieved, but sanding, etc. the hard work is scary to do. I was impressed years ago when I read an article on a John Saladino dining room with a newly painted mural. Saladino walked in when the mural was complete and started to destroy the bottom of it- said it needed it to look authentic.Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06399290663424164354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6530507938871156789.post-3722255523309822812010-07-20T19:45:05.900-04:002010-07-20T19:45:05.900-04:00The discovered fresco wall in the Italian home is ...The discovered fresco wall in the Italian home is sensational. I'm so glad that the owners left the fresco in situ. It is possible to almost duplicate this look. One has to have enough guts to paint it perfectly and then spend a lot of time destroying it.Ginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03429484235583035595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6530507938871156789.post-14973189069918344652010-07-20T19:42:14.253-04:002010-07-20T19:42:14.253-04:00The raw walls, plastered walls, venetian plaster w...The raw walls, plastered walls, venetian plaster walls...they all have my name all over them. We just finished our dream home and the walls are plastered and glazed through-out. I will never tire of them. I wish you lived close to me.Mona Thompson Providence Ltd.https://www.blogger.com/profile/03539116883722483692noreply@blogger.com