Street of Dreams Portland - Suede House

Did you happen to miss the paint color information sheets throughout the 'Suede' house? I may be biased, but I thought our house was the most exciting when it came to color on the walls.

I challenge many of you Portlanders to come out of your shells (and I mean that in the nicest way) and consider painting over all the builders white or tan/beige walls. You might even consider painting your ceilings something other than white. It can be done. The challenge starts now!

Below is the listing of all the paint selections for the 'Suede' house. Most of the palette was selected from Sherwin Williams, and all the metallic colors (with the exception of my wall) were Ralph Lauren.

If you're going use metallic paint on our walls note that they are challenging to apply. Careful of the roller marks. I advise you to practice on a sample board or piece of drywall, follow the manufacturer's instructions, use the extender that is sold separately from the product, buy and use the specialty roller cover and give it a go.

Custom Architectural Finish by Shakti Space Designs on Feature Entry Wall
SW7025 - Walls Flanking Entryway
SW7017 - Dining Room
RM32 - Dining Room Accent
SW7074 - Great Room
RM32 - Great Room Accent
SW7025 - Wet Bar & Kitchen
SW7074 - Downstairs Hallway
RM62 - Powder Bath
SW7017 - Entry to Powder Bath
RM25 - Downstairs Full Bath
SW7017 - Laundry Room
SW7621 - Master Bedroom
RM32 - Master Bedroom Accent
RM45 - Master Bathroom
SW7621 - Master Bathroom Water Closet
SW7017 - Master Bedroom & Bathroom Ceilings
SW7025 - Office
RM32 - Office Accent
SW7020 - Upstairs Landing
SW7036 - Upstairs Hallway
SW7038 - Upstairs Bedroom
SW7621 - Photography Room
RM57 - Upstairs Full Bathroom
SW7032 - Media Room
RM43 - Media Room Accent
SW7020 - Trim & Doors Throughout Home
SW7036 - Ceilings Throughout Home




Photos courtesy of: Portland Street of Dreams Blog, and NW Natural Gas Street of Dreams Magazine

Street of Dreams Portland - It's Not A Metal Wall

When you step into 'Suede' the first home in this year's Street of Dreams you might think the wall in front of you is made of metal. Really, really, it's not. It has been cleverly disguised. It is actually a specialty plaster - well three different colors and six layers of specialty plaster called Lusterstone. It's an architectural coating that produces reflective stone-like patterns and is one of the most versatile products I use.

The 9' metal water feature that greets you right away is definitely metal, and quite fabulous I might add. Crafted by John Xóchihua (pronounced So-chee-wa) of Aztec Artistic Productions. John was given a sample swatch of my wall finish and the color palette for the walls and went to work on his masterpieces. The two benches that flank the entry way made of reclaimed steel and natural slabs of stone are his creations as well.

Be sure to visit the Suede Home and oogle over the wonderful furnishings and architecture of this home. It's a showcase of possibilities for your own dream designs.

A big thanks to the following who made this project a success. I was proud to play a part:
Lisac Brothers Construction,
Michelle Pointer, Interior Designer - Whirlygig Designs
Maureen Pulicella, Interior Designer - Gallerie Nouveau Interiors
Sara Peterson, Interior Designer - Go Lightly
Lee/Eastman Contemporary Furniture
John Xochihua - Aztec Artistic Production
and many more...

In the next couple of days I'll be sharing the entire listing of paint selection for this home - stay tuned...

2008 Street of Dreams - Portland

Welcome friends,


Are you ready for Portland's 32nd Annual Street of Dreams? It starts Saturday, August 16th and will be open for a month. Visit the website for more details and information. Hopefully you saved the discount coupon in your NW Natural Gas bill last month. Tickets are $17.50 this year!

I worked on the entry wall in the Lisac Brothers Construction home. You can see a sneak preview of it above. It's a contemporary home and the designers gave me a palette and let me have some fun. Thank you Michelle, Maureen and Sara!

My challenge... because the house was already completed I didn't get a chance to spec out the finish of the drywall. So, I was faced with knockdown texture. For those of you who don't know what I'm talking about, builders in the NW put texture on walls. Most of them apply orange peel which literally looks like the skin of an orange. Now the trend is to spray on texture and knock it down - a trend I hope doesn't stick around. The photo below is the knockdown before I got my hands on it and plastered away.

The wall doesn't look that big in the first picture, but I did need two tiers of scaffolding to work on it. See my ladder and scaffolding set up? Big fan of the aluminum scaffolding.

While I was working on the project I took a break to enjoy the incredible views of Mt. St Helens and Mt. Adams. I noticed a smoke cloud which turned out to be the Cold Springs Fire in Gifford Pinchot National Forest near Trout Lake due to a lightning strike.


I've been quite busy and hope to post some after pictures of some recent projects. I'll be back to tell you more about the Street of Dreams. Stay tuned.