Range of Services
- Color Consultation on projects ranging from one room to whole house, interior or exterior. Alice collaborates with each client taking personal taste, possessions, trends, and historic precedence into consideration. Each client is given color cards outlining all details. "Before" and "after" pictures are included.
- Interior Design advice ranging from a assistance in hanging art or choosing a fabric or paint color to complete renovation guidance and recommendations for professional contractors.
- Special paint finishes ranging from Olde World to contemporary all of which incorporate the finest materials and the most requested techniques such as scumbling, ragging, trowel work in paint or plaster (Tuscan and Venetian finishes), paper finishes, faux animal hide, metallics;
- Wood graining of all kinds (Zebra Wood, Pecan, Bamboo, Mahogany, Cherry, Walnut, Knotty Pine, Tiger Maple, Birch, and more);
- Marbelizing of all kinds (tumbled marble, various granites, Carrera marble, Portoro, Sauternia, Verde, Sienna, limestone, etc.);
- One-of-a-kind stenciling that incorporates any form from classic (such as Greek, Roman, Egyptian, French, and Italian motifs) to contemporary (graphic, lettering, iconic motifs) in a variety of media (plaster, metal leaf and, of course, paint);
- Murals and paintings ranging from lush landscapes to paintings of pets, houses, wildlife (I don’t do portraits but have a wonderful resource for those who request them);
- Painted cabinetry, furniture and fixtures (lamps, chandeliers, vases, “smalls”) in finishes ranging from traditional (various woods, antiquing/aging, marbleizing) to contemporary mixed media (metal leaf, gemstones, paper);
- Trompe l’oeil (or “fool the eye”), painted scenes which mimic three-dimensional scenes that draw the viewer into another “room” or a fantasy world; and faux architectural elements such as windows, wainscoting, columns; and fantasy furnishings such as rugs, tables, chairs, headboards, and so forth;
- The wide variety of surfaces includes walls, floors, woodwork and doors, furniture, porch floors, cabinets, fixtures, canvas, Formica, electrical receptacles and switch plates, appliances, paintings (both original and amending others’ work [change colors in paintings, add pets to paintings, etc.]), glass.
WHAT MAKES WILTSHIRE-JONES, INC. YOUR BEST CHOICE?
- The solid foundation Alice has in materials and basics. Proper prep and a thorough understanding of materials and solvents is 80-90% of the job; without it, the client is wasting their money because the finish won't last.
- Professionalism: Alice is on-time, always appropriate with the client (clean, quiet and professional), efficient, works with a written and signed contract, never charges more than is agreed upon beforehand, and leaves the client’s home, office, etc. clean and neat.
- Range of skills: Most faux painters can do several finishes. Over the years Alice has broadened her range to include an unusually wide variety of finishes from simple and inexpensive to richly layered compositions to complete paintings.
- The solid foundation Alice has in materials and basics. Proper prep and a thorough understanding of materials and solvents is 80-90% of the job; without it, the client is wasting their money because the finish won't last.
- Professionalism: Alice is on-time, always appropriate with the client (clean, quiet and professional), efficient, works with a written and signed contract, never charges more than is agreed upon beforehand, and leaves the client’s home, office, etc. clean and neat.
- Range of skills: Most faux painters can do several finishes. Over the years Alice has broadened her range to include an unusually wide variety of finishes from simple and inexpensive to richly layered compositions to complete paintings.
