Many of my clients want subtlety… subtle beauty, subtle interest, etc… But not this recent client!!
I partnered with my colleague Joan on this project in Bedford, MA – where the goal was to do something bold and different. Our client Jack was interested in samples we showed him using rust (yes, rust!) and metallic plaster. He liked the idea of fading one into the other, as well as a fade with the plaster colors – so we were on to creating his bold statement wall.
The rust is an amazing product. You first paint an iron-infused base coat and then apply an acid activator that creates actual rust. This gives all the natural variation of real rust with the flexibility to apply it wherever you want it. We started with this at the top and let it drip down a couple of feet from the ceiling.
For the metallic plaster, Jack and his wife liked greens and wanted us to create an ombre effect – fading up from darker, more saturated greens to lighter colors and ultimately up to the rust.
It was fun to do something this bold! It was also fun to get Jack’s text when the job was done – saying “it’s soooo cool. I love it!”
Enjoy!
Jason
Close up of plaster ombre
Close up of fade into rust