AboutCyndie Stefanik Expertise Co-Developer/author of the patent pending "Color with No Regrets" Selection System. Just recently her Color Program was featured in Faux Effects World Magazine and a separate featured article for her virtual consultations in House Trends Magazine. Her Color with No Regrets online video Color Class is the first to earn IACET Certification with the Society of Decorating Professionals. Her specialty is the $199 whole house virtual consultation which is especially popular for new construction and remodeling projects all over the country. As a retired award winning decorative artist, she now donates her services on a regular basis to the Make a Wish Foundation.
Experience I began as a decorative painter/artist 15 years ago. My work has appeared in magazines from award winning designer show houses in New Jersey and Pennsylvania and Architectural Digest. Most recently I have spent the last 3 years creating, developing and patenting a numerical color selection system that takes the subjective nature out of color. Since it is numerically based, color can be chosen quickly and accurately. For the past year, I have conducted training seminars for the "Color with No Regrets" System to decorating professionals around the United States. My background in decorative painting/art, has given me real life experience of how color works but more importantly why it works based on sound color principles. I am also an authorized Aqua Finishing Solutions Distributor and a certified training instructor for the Society of Decorating Professionals.
Organizations The Society of Decorating Professionals
Publications Recent articles and showcase projects appear in Faux Effects World Magazine, House Trends Magazine, WJET-TV for decorative painting set design, as well as local publications in Western Pennsylvania such as Today's Home. I am a regular guest on Good Morning Erie, WJET-TV, an ABC affliate as the Princess of Paint, where I provide decorating, painting techniques and problem solving for viewers.
Question we just purchased a home that is a tuscan villa design. I'd like to have the main areas of the home(living room,den,hallways) painted in a ragging faux with tobacco/coffee glaze. I'm not sure what base color to use? Is SW antique white too light as a base color for the glaze? In the master bathroom, I'd ike it a little darker with a "peachy" hue,yet st ill with the dark glaze. Any recommendations? Finally, in the dining room, I have decided on SW harmonic tan,however I'd like to paint the ceiling a green tinted base coat with a gold metallic glaze on top. I am considering SW High Tea as the base. Not sure what i'm doing. Please help! :)
Answer Hi Alex,
Antique white should be strong enough, you can even go slightly deeper if you'd like.
Biscuit may be a good choice for your master bathroom for a base coat. It will give the base a nice warm background.
For you ceiling, High Tea will be great with a gold metallic. But I have to tell you, metallics can be tricky. Just practice first on a sample board. I'm not sure which technique you're using to accomplish this, but sometimes the gold on top of paint can look harsh. You may have to paint the base coat, then add a layer of gold, then soften with another layer of paint in a glaze type of application so that the gold just peaks through in certain areas.
The are some great metallic paints that are easy to work with such as Lusterstone (which is available on my website copingwithcolor.com). The application can be done like a suede technique if you've ever tried that. I have done both the paint method and the Lusterstone method and if you need more info, just call or email using the information below.
Thanks for asking. I hope this helps you.
Cyndie Stefanik
CopingWithColor.com
814-490-5590
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