Forme:“Forme your own lifestyle.” The philosophy underlying the company is - understanding life, enjoying life, and ultimately improving life through design and living with things that make us happy!
www.formeaustralia.com.au
Sterling Painters not only helped paint the new store, interior and exterior, Cecil Street South Melbourne, but also hung two wallpapers. Painted feature walls maybe out of vogue, but making a statement is still very much in, and wallpaper makes so many different statements.
Empire Vintage:Empire Vintage is the result of Lyn Gardener's life long passion for collecting the eclectic, fossicking for the fabulous and striving for the ultimate in glamour and design.
www.empirevintage.com.au/
Sterling Painters freshened up the blank canvas, floors and walls, needed to bring the collecting out. More details are to be found in the Jan. 08 edition of Vogue Australia.
Tim James Photography - www.timjamesphotography.com
Inside Out:Zuster furniture designer Wilhelmina McCarrol and partner Lorin clearly had brave ideas.
Converted warehouse areas have always poised problems. High ceilings, exposed beams and more than enough preparation.
Please see Inside Out Feb. 08 for more details.
Forme:Bold is beautiful, and the entrance to the new Forme store challenges your thinking.
Wallpaper, as always, demands belief.
www.formeaustralia.com.au
Elegant, striking, bold, brave and also traditional. Wallpaper creates an atmosphere like no other.
Intimate or grandeur, whatever the mood, there is a wallpaper designed to suit.
Inside Out:Providing a blank canvas background.
Sometimes you want to show off your features rather than show off a feature wall. With a bath designed by Deborah Boyd and tiles by Bisazza and obviously furniture and joinery by Zuster, maybe the walls shouldn't be a focal point?
Please see Inside Out Feb. 08 for more details.
Make a statementWhat about this for a headrest?
Using Romo Inari wallpaper, in charcoal, for the divide between the master bedroom and the walk in wardrobes really makes a statement.
More images on our wallpaper page.
Home Beautiful Designer Room Series IIISupported by the Design Institute of Australia. The Home Beautiful Designer Room Series will once again return to the HIA Home Ideas Show to present an inspiring collection of room designs showcasing the latest in design trends, colour combinations, surfaces, appliances, furnishings, finishes and fittings.
Sterling Painters worked with Craig Medwyn-Ross of Forme, last year's Peoples Choice Top Overall Winner, and with Alexander Keys Interiors, and even painted the main stage for the event. Sterling Painters have also worked with Cooper Robinson Interiors (Fay Cooper picture left), and their room was inspired.
From wardrobes to palm fringed beaches, waves lapping at your toes...Sit back with a cocktail, transformed are the boring old wardrobe doors in the bedroom, maybe a romantic stroll along the beach before dinner?
Signature Print - Florence Broadhurst Japanese Bamboo: Red on Matt Brushed Bronze Mylar.
Simple Class...Why reinvent the wheel?
The existing colour scheme just needed a lift, so the front door changed colour!
The exterior walls are in Dulux low sheen weathersheild 'antique white'. And the windows Dulux full gloss enamel 'antique white'.
The front door changed to Porters 'Jaguar' high gloss acrylic.
Home Beautiful HIA Winner:Craig Medwyn-Ross, interior designer, put together this winning concept for the Home Beautiful 'Home Improvement Australia' 2007 held at Melbourne Exhibition Centre, and won over a competitive field showing his class.
A fusion of class and juxtaposing materials has obviously met with great approval.
Making the Best of a Bad SituationThe major issue with this project was the poor state of the walls and ceiling. Cracks abound and poorly repaired cracks from a previous overhaul. This simply meant preparation, preparation and yet more preparation.
The walls and ceiling are in Dulux Berkshire White low sheen and the paint work is Dulux full gloss enamel White. Low sheen was used instead of a flat paint to make the walls more durable to marking.
Mellow Yellow:Doing something different demands a lot of courage.
Porter's Distemper paint, Hallumi, was used on the walls, three coats to be precise. This allows for the cracks and faults to develop but not to take over. Porter's Stone Paint, Snow White, was used on the ceiling due to it's poor condition and Stone Paints amazing covering properties.
Major Changes Abound:From the "70's" to the future. Extensive renovations have taken place to take this home from a wood paneled Austin Powers passion pad to a concept for the future.
The walls and ceilings are in Porters 'Dome' eggshell, and the paintwork in 'Dome' low-sheen. Porters 'Brown Ash' Full Gloss Acrylic for the foyer window, and Porters 'Dome' Full Gloss Acrylic for existing cupboards.
Not just an update, but a relaxed modern blank canvas.
Wallpaper everywhere:Using Nina Campbell Fleur de Lys Court wallpaper and Porters Duchess Satin 'Oyster Shooter' has transformed the hallway from drab to decadence.
The hallway was in very bad condition and all walls were prepared fully to remove cracks and other problems. All walls were undercoated to provide a blank canvas for the wallpaper and the Duchess Satin paint which shows every imperfection.
The woodwork is in Porters 'Snow white' full gloss acrylic.
Large areas covered:Using a half strength paint for the ceilings added height to the rooms in this house. Dulux Whisper White was used throughout. Flat for both the ceilings and walls, and a semi-gloss for the paintwork.
This house had large ceiling spaces to contend with, and making sure they came out perfect was a challenge.
Difficult to reach:Stairs always pose problems, trying to reach corners that were designed never to be reached!
Getting the balance right, and using the right ladder always helps.
Classic Victorian:As with all weatherboard house, sanding, sanding and sanding is the norm. Taking the time to sand the boards back always makes the final appearance look great.
Dulux Shipwreak high gloss weathershield was used on the outside, combined with Dulux Fair Bianca, Dulux black weathershield for the gutters and Dulux high gloss acrylic for the windows and doors.
Customer quotes
“Thank you for your wonderful work and your “cheeky” presence. Much appreciated and I'll recommend you to all my friends.”
“Thank you so very much for your work. I just love how my apartment looks now as it’s now so bright and fresh.”
“Many thanks Chris - I am thrilled with my new home looking so bright & fresh. I took my 90 year old Mother to Tanner St. last night & she thought it was great, especially looking so great - thanks to you.”
