Aubrey Brackett Fine Finishes

Do not try this at home, folks.

I do believe I nailed this one. Just making magic over here! 100 feet of baseboards that will look like there are as original to the 1855 home as the mantle is.

I still find this very creepy.

This week has been quite labor intensive. I’ve been finishing this ceiling that 20ft at its highest point. Climbing the scaffolding 847 times a day and being hyper aware of where your hands and feet are at every moment is very intense. Very.
Stayed tuned for tips. I have some good DIY info for white wash on white oak (definitely not for a 20ft high ceiling though… leave that to the pros, please)

Why is House Beautiful speaking like a teenager?🤔

Just an example of how minimal the level of disruption is, if you need to wait until after you move in, to have plaster applied to your hood. It’s a 2 day process. The 2nd picture is after work on day 1. No mess, and only the range is off limits for the night.

Designer:
Builder:
Plaster:
Plaster Color: SW Grecian Ivory
Cabinets:

Just like paint, plaster changes colors as it dries. First coat on today. 2nd coat and sealer tomorrow. Stunning kitchen, btw.

I don’t need to live in Charleston forever, but I will always need to live somewhere this pretty.

Brushing up on some faux mahogany. This is such a great book by . My bible of magic ❤️ Stay tuned for my sample process.

Very excited about my faux mahogany/ faux marble project coming up 🤩 I’ll be posting a lot more samples as i work on tightening my game.
For a large scale project, I like to start refreshing my mind with samples about two weeks before I get on site, so that technique is seared into my brain. Then all I have to do is show up and crank it out. I’ve made the mistake of doing that many months ahead and then I forgot the intricacies that can’t be described in my notes. (I have lots of tales of “don’t do it the way I did”. That’s why I like to help those behind me in their path)

A marble study for an upcoming project. The base boards in the parlor will be painted to match the marble mantle. 🥰can’t wait to get my hands on this!

Would you ever have guessed the base coat was blue?? This is a good example of how the faux finish process works. The client wants something more interesting than a solid color. They give me a target color and I design a process that lands on it based on a few aspects: subtlety, depth, visual texture.