Due to a fondness for vintage and antiques I have set up three booths at the Antique Gallery in Spring. They each have a different decor to appeal to a variety of customer interests and styles. The first one I will introduce you to is the closest to my taste.
The back wall almost drove me to picking another space. I had been doing this for years and always repainted the walls. Mostly, to clean the space and a bit of feng shiu. The wall was well done for the time and that time had definitely passed. It neither looked good or vintage. The wall was ickey. It had a drywall putty texture of brick. I liked the cream and brick but the odd shade of yellow-green. Not pretty.
I decided a glaze of Ralph Lauren would make it better. Yeah, right! After two coats it was not even noticeable. The next course of action was to paint it. I went a purchased a can of R.L. River Rock paint. A brickish, brown tone. I love their colours. Natural with sand for texture. I had a bit of left over barn red from a home project. Then the fun began.
While painting and adding the red in to give it a more brick apearance, I noticed that the paint was not taking where there was putty.....Oh, rats! It is a form of plastic....I literally pounded and muscled paint on to the wall. the green is still there but looked more like moss or lichen. I could have done several booths in the time it took to work this back wall and two short bits on each side.
After I recovered from the paint job, I felt it was lovely. Being complimented on the look was a plus. After friends and customers say the like the booth very much. I do believe it is the paint on the walls that sets the mood.
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