Carpenter measuring for a wall mirror

Custom Wallpaper, Paint, and Molding Project Built Around Mirror Centerpiece

“Excuse Me, Can You Build the Panel Molding Around the Art, Please?”

Designers get inspired by something and a whole room idea pops out.  Here, A round mirror is going above a bar cart. We were given the dimensions of both before laying out he panel molding for this Great Falls Great Room.  Glad Coleman took that geometry class in college.  

With the mirror and the bar cart laid out on the wall, the rest of the 25’ by 25’ by 18’ high great room came together easily.

You can still see the layout lines the designer and homeowner signed off on before we started building the panel molding.  Some filling and sanding, a little primer and three coats of Benjamin Moore Regal Select Pearl Super White sprayed on site and a panel wall pops out.

A little Philip Jeffries Patterned grass cloth hung above the 9’ high panel molding and this room is ready to furnish.

And here it is.  The round mirror and bar cart with their very own room.  Bar cart just to the bottom of the rail, check. Round mirror symmetrical to each side but asymmetrical to the panel rails and stiles, check.  Look for this room in a magazine in the near future. Fun Project.

 

Mirror frames to be hung

Hanging Art After Wallpaper Installation & Paint Renovation

“Excuse me, Could You Help Me Hang This Art?”

We hear this a lot.  I guess after spending weeks in peoples’ homes they see the work process and see the rooms come together and then are anxious to have the art rehung.  Definitely not as easy as it looks. Especially hanging heavier pieces, mirror and groupings. This was all the above, and oh yeah, “can you help us put the mirrors together also, please?  Sure.

Here are the frames just back from the faux finishers.

And here are the mirror inserts installed from the back with glazier points to hold the mirror but allow the frame to move with the seasons.  

A couple of quick measurements and fire up the two-axis laser and we are ready for the confirmation of the final layout.

Measure twice and don’t repair the walls at all and these are ready to hang.  Perfect. Now just waiting on the custom sideboard to be delivered. Remind me to blog about hanging art for Roy Lichtenstein’s sister in her apartment in Chevy Chase  a couple years ago before we knew she was Roy Lichtenstein’s sister and before we knew all the prints we were hanging were number 1 originals. This was a productive and fun day for us and our client!

 

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