Wallpaper Removal and Lime Wash Finishes in Manhattan 10003

Outdated or damaged wallpaper can detract from the beauty of your home and may not align with your current style preferences. After we removed the wallpaper, we plastered the walls and applied a primer to prepare for the lime wash.

after

before

Applying the lime wash

finishing touches on the lime wash.

When applying lime wash, the first step is to prepare the surface you'll be working on. Primer, base coats and multiple finish coats. After the finish coats are dry, we apply a sealer to protect it.

Grand piano parlor, aka living room, with newly repaired and painted walls and ceiling

Freshly plastered and painted after mega scraping and prepping

New plaster, skim coat and paint - no more unsightly peeling, flaking, cracking walls and ceiling

Lower East Side Scraping and Plastering 

What do sneakers, paint, heat pumps, teddy bears, plaster and wood fences have in common? They all experience significant wear and tear across 25 years. Some need replacing. Some can be fixed. And in the case of paint and plaster, all can be made like new! This apartment in Manhattan was ready for the “make-it-new” outcome. Protecting furniture, fixtures and floors is imperative in our line work, and here we had a grand piano in the mix.

Once things were wrapped and covered, we scraped and scraped and scraped some more. Ceilings are always a challenge, but our arms are strong, our eyes are keen, and our experience is vast. The whole place, walls included, needed work, and when working with plaster, using the correct plaster weld product ensures that new plaster will bond well and hold a long time – ideally another 25 years. We skim coated ceilings and walls before applying final coats of paint. The client was thrilled with the results. We were thrilled with the whole project, especially not to have gotten a flake or spot of anything on the grand piano.

Flaking paint on your pillow, anyone? We fixed this ceiling like new.

Not exactly what you want to come home to, right? Right. We made it all new again.

West Village Commercial Retail Store Painting 

Indoor plants can improve creativity, relieve stress and enhance productivity. They also serve as an integral part of the overall interior decorative theme, adding nature and greenery, as well as filling blank spaces and providing purpose. The Old Yew in Manhattan offers an abundance of fresh plants, plus plant styling and landscape design.

We were thrilled to paint this shop in West Village for its opening. Beginning with removing old shelves and prepping walls, we then patched whatever needed attention. Chantilly Lace paint color exudes an elegance against which to showcase the plants, and Windsor Green is the ideal shade for the bathroom and entrance door. You may not notice our fine painting for being totally distracted with all the plants and accessories, which is part of the plan here. The Old Yew is an outstanding one-stop shop for all your house plants and landscaping.

AFTER - Office building interior with freshly painted elevator doors, walls, trim, lobby and halls

BEFORE … a more dull, dingy appearance

NYC Office Building Lobby Painting

Going Up? Going Down? Are we talking about the same thing? The elevator or the paint roller? With many employees working from home, this is the ideal time to have office interiors cleaned, renovated as needed and freshly painted. Then when employees find their way back to the office scene, they’ll be happy and productive. Numerous studies have demonstrated that a clean, well-maintained work environment contributes positively to mental acuity, personal energy and a more cheerful attitude.

Our team rolled in with all the equipment, supplies and fresh paint to cover the walls and trim, and the ever-sliding elevator doors. Different primers and specific paints are required for drywall surfaces, trim materials and metal elevator doors. We used all appropriate products with a semi-gloss finish for easy upkeep. So whether you are going up or going down on the elevator, everyone will be impressed that we have already rolled up and rolled down for the fresh, clean appearance of this elevator lobby and the office hallways.   

AFTER - Bright and Lovely 2-Tone Cabinets and Hardware

BEFORE - Dull and Outdated Paint and Knobs

2-Tone Cabinet Painting in Manhattan

The kitchen, that proverbial heart of the home, has evolved in recent months in many a home to the proverbial heart of work space. Manhattan residences are not synonymous with McMansions or sprawling spaces where a home office can be quickly carved in an under-utilized room. Here, things are organized for maximum efficiency in every square foot; there simply are no under-utilized rooms. So, the new work-at-home model – whether temporary or permanent - must be adapted to what’s available. Here it was one outdated kitchen.

The client wanted to refresh her kitchen/home office combo, so after beautiful new counters and a modern horizontal-pattern backsplash were installed, we breezed in to paint the cabinets and install new hardware. The upper cupboards have been smoothly coated with the Sherwin-Williams satin paint named Pure White. The lower ones are Tricorn Black, also in satin, also a Sherwin-Williams product. The hardware is an understated elegant brushed nickel in simple square knobs and horizontal draw pulls. We suspect this lady can work better, smarter and more efficiently for having this stylish, sleek, new update at the end of her 14-foot [give or take] commute to work.