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Faux by Joyce

... decorative and faux painting throughout the glorious state of Florida

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Satellite Beach Condo Project ...

Every time we put a new project on the website, we try to choose a background color that complements the faux work being shown. In this case, we chose White background. Almost every job we start has completely White walls before the painting begins. This one was no exception. On Satellite Beach, about half-way between Cocoa and Melbourne, this two-unit condo has just been almost completely rebuilt after last year's hurricanes, and is for sale for $1.1M -- for each unit. When we walked in, the whiteness of all the walls was overwhelming. Even though it's to be sold, the owner decided she should spend a few dollars to add a little color. She likes all of her properties to be as attractive as possible, and she knows that a small amount of color added, plus some well-chosen murals, really add to the sellability of the property.

We took photos throughout before we started, but most simply show the whiteness of the place, so won't be included here. For starters, below are the "million-dollar views", the left from the downstairs living room and the right from an upstairs window.

Each unit has a downstairs with living, dining, kitchen, and a bath. Up a few stairs in front is a loft and then up 25 stairs (we counted them several times) are three bedrooms and two more baths. We contracted to paint the three baths, plus put a small mural in each kitchen, the downstairs bath, and in the front entrance, for a total of six bathrooms and six murals. Below are the before photos of the downstairs bath, then the after photos with the Yellow metallic base coat and the desired mural. Below the bath photos are the pictures of the murals added in the kitchen and hall.