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You are invited! Gig Harbor Open House w/ Venetian Plaster finishes

Open House Featuring Stucco Italiano Finishes

You are invited to preview this new luxury home on Gig Harbor!

When: Friday, Dec. 5; 12-5 PM

Where: 1314 115th Street Court NW

Gig Harbor, WA 98332

Join us for a look at a beautiful new home, filled with the finest Stucco Italiano finishes created by Vlad & Sons. Click here to see more photos of the house.

About the space:

• Square footage: 6500

• Water view

• 5 baths

• 4 bedrooms

• 2 2000 sq foot decks

• 3 fireplaces

• Multiple finishes….

• Old world finishes - classic architecture and finishing.

• Featuring Stucco Italiano Italiano plasters.

Join us for wine and snacks, and be inspired by one of the finest homes in the area.

Let us know if you think you can make it (info@stuccoitaliano.us or 206.838.5888).

Hope to see you there!

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New Venetian Plastering Class Photos

Last week we had a round of our Venetian Plastering classes with new students from all over the country. One of the great benefits of our Stucco Italiano Certification (VP2) and Advanced (VP3) courses is the opportunity to not only perfect your techniques by working on the sample boards, but to also get the feel of working on larger surfaces, and even real walls. Scroll down to see photos of Gary helping remodel our new conference room, building his real-world Venetian plastering expertise.

Here are some photos from Venetian Plastering 2:

. . . and Venetian Plastering 3 . . .

If you’re a former student of ours and are looking to update your skills, consider taking advantage of our Portfolio Builder and Product Update Workshop next month: November 14-15. You pay for supplies only, have the chance to work on large surfaces, and learn the hottest new finishes. And of course, network with your fellow artisans as we go out to dinner Friday night!

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2009 Design Trend Prediction: Far East Aesthetic

Though it’s a bit early to predict the interior design trends for 2009, some are already saying that Asian culture will be a major influence.

Tamara and Alison were working on using Japanese character stencils in the last Textures & Metallics class, but unfortunately I didn’t get any pictures (though you can see plenty of shots of other great work from that class here).

Here’s one of Aaron’s samples that uses Marmorino Classic and an Asian influence:

Have you used an Eastern aesthetic in your Venetian plaster work? Send me your photos if you’d like to see them posted here.

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Cheat Sheet #2: Golden Proceed Slow-Drying Fluid Acrylic and Pigment Dispersion Color Chart

Here’s another Golden Proceed color chart for the hue-hungry.

Kay Lynn offers a tip on this one (lifted from the fine print): Colors with an asterisk (*) are also available in Pigment Dispersions.

Download the PDF here: Golden Proceed Slow-Drying Fluid Acrylic and Pigment Dispersion Color Chart

Want to learn more? Watch a fun Golden Proceed video by clicking on the link on our home page, or check out our Textures and Metallics photos.

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Video: Sneak Peek of Classes at SAFS

Here’s a video we made during one of our recent Venetian Plastering classes here at Seattle Architectural Finishing Studio.We have another round of Venetian Plaster classes for every skill level coming up in early June– call us at the studio- 206.838.5888- to find out more, or click here to sign up.

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