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Week of April 27, 2020 – Outer Space

Architectural Ceramics

Painted in vantablack and symbolic of outer space’s abyss, this Olympic pavilion challenges spectators’ abilities to discern its smooth shape, edges, and contour. Keep an eye out for our Astronomy stone mosaic from New Ravenna! A Contemporary Chicago Home with a Standout Central Atrium , luxe. An Abode for Stars to Shine.

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Margaret Taylor Burroughs(1915-2010): Printmaker and Community Maker

Margaret Almon Mosaics

Margaret Burroughs Portrait in Mosaic by Thomas Hill via Sumi-l on Flickr. Margaret Taylor Burroughs(1915-2010), was a founder of the DuSable Museum of African American History, as well as the South Side Community Arts Center(SSCA) in Chicago when only 23 years old. Chicago’s South Side Arts Center: A Personal Recollection ).

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Avente Tile Talk: Cement Tiles Trend Toward Bold Patterns & Colors

Tile Talk

Geo 9 in Indian Red and White will be used in the entry for a new bar opening in Chicago this fall. hand painted tile. Margaret Almon Mosaics. Across the Color Spectrum: Painting by Lauralee Klindt. Architectural Ceramics: Tile+Mosaic. Geo 10 Cement Tile. Geo 9 Cement Tile. backsplash designs. bathroom design.

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Decorator On Demand: Junk Mail Never Looked So Good

Decorator on Demand

She hand cuts, sorts and manipulates thousands of pieces; images and text to assemble a mosaic portrait. What a cool take on mosaic art! Can she make a mosaic of my junk mail and my face? Chalk paint. (1). dark paint. (1). faux paint. (2). glass mosaics. (1). July 24, 2012 at 1:59 PM. Kristin Leamy.

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Decorator On Demand: Powder Room with POP!

Decorator on Demand

This powder room had been originally faux painted probably 10ish years ago and it just felt old and tired in there. This isnt just some ordinary flat paint color, its a LusterStone , (which is sooo hard to capture the true beauty of it by camera but here is the ceiling).See Beautiful -- I agree about the painting the ceiling.

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Decorator On Demand: Your Life, Your Colors

Decorator on Demand

They know what they like and dont for that matter but the process of looking through a fan deck or looking at all the paint samples in a store overwhelms them.They are afraid of making a mistake and their fear paralyzes them. Glidden Paint has a blog now called. Chalk paint. (1). Thursday, January 12, 2012. Email This BlogThis!

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Thomas Moser offers a vacation idea to end all vacations

Kitchen and Residential Design

If youd like to read a first hand account, a writer named Dawn Klinginsmith wrote about her Customer in Residence experience for the Chicago Tribune last year. Mosaic inlays in an exquisite table perhaps? Mosaic Art NOW. New Ravenna Mosaics. Sherwin-Williams Paint. A very warm and personable guy. kitchen design.

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