As part of the refurbishing of this restaurant space, my colleague Joan and I created this unique plaster and rust finish for the soffit that runs around the top of the dining room.
The owners of the soon-to-open Marseille restaurant in South Boston wanted a finish that had a rustic, weathered, French-countryside look. The colors needed to be neutral enough so they didn’t dominate the space, but we needed to incorporate some of the green tones of the (fabulous!) street lamps and the teal of the seat cushions.
We took this guidance back to the studio and came up with this finish that uses a “rust” base that peaks through a multi-colored plaster application. As always, we started by creating a sample board to show our vision for the space – and the owners loved it!
With this, we were on to creating the French countryside rustic soffit. To keep the final result looking authentic, we started by applying a subtle texture, then created our rust base layer and finished by dragging the plaster over the rust texture. The owners were thrilled with the result!
We just went back to see the space completed with the beautiful design details the restaurant team added and the space looks great! If you are in South Boston, definitely stop in for an amazing meal prepared by a great team of people!
Enjoy!!
Jason
