Feature Article on Award Winning Venetian Plaster Works

Venetian Plaster as Ceramic Tile

Dining Room Walls Renaissance Wax Design over Venetian Plaster

Venetian Plaster finished as  Marble

Detail of Antiqued Damask Glaze over Strie'

Venetian Plaster Hydrangea Mural

Strie'

	Trompe L' Oeil Tapestry by Andre Kouznetsov
Art Deco Jazz Mural for BET Restaurant, Washington DC by Andre Kouzentsov	Above- Detail of Portrait of Placido Domingo by Andre Kouzentsov for Cafe Milano,  Georgetown	Above - Renaissance Sky Mural  - Designed and Painted by Victoria Bingham

SERVICES

• Instruction

• Color Consultation

• Venetian Plaster Classic Mirror Finish

• Venetian Plaster in Damask Patterns

• Venetian Plaster as Damask Stripes

• Venetian Plaster as Marble

• Decorative Painting

• Faux Finishing

• Faux Leather

• Strie'

• Faux Stone/ Distemper

• Faux Stone on Range Hoods

• Faux Lacquer Box Finishing on Walls

• Faux Marble Columns in Venetian Plaster

• Stenciling in Venetian Plaster and Paints

• Original Stencil Creation & Designs

• Gold & Metal Leafing

• Ribbon Gilding

• Frame Gilding

• Portrait Painting

• Column Capitol Gilding

• Architectural Molding Enhancements in Gold

• Please follow the links for these offerings to visit their information pages.

For further information or a consultation please call 1.888.637.3726

LIST OF PUBLICATIONS

• Faux Finisher Magazine, Editorial on Venetian Plaster  July 2008  

• Washington Post Newspaper - June 6, 2008  Article in 'STYLE' on Murals

• 'Hawk & Trowel' Magazine' Spring 2008 Charter Issue, Article 'Venetian Plaster'

• Faux Finisher Magazine Fall 2007  Article 'Venetian Plaster WOW'  Page 44

• Home & Design Magazine, Nov/ Dec 2006 Photo listings, Pgs. 126,127 130,131

• Home & Design Magazine, Editorial  -Nov/ Dec 2006 Pages, 164 - 171

• Chesapeake Home Magazine June 2006- Photo of Douglas McArthur Mansion Stairwell

• American Painting Contractor  April/May 2006   Editorial

• Walls & Ceilings Magazine December 2005 -  Excellence in Design Awards Article

• Washington Home & Design Magazine Late Fall 2005 Page 24

• Washington Home & Design Magazine Summer 2005  COVER and Editorial  Pages 116 -125

• The Washingtonian January 2005   Photograph of Placido Domingo in front of his Portrait Mural.

• Paint Pro Magazine - Photo and Reference to Prize winning NSO Decorator Show House work.

• The Wall Street Journal  April 9, 2004

• Chesapeake Home Magazine Nov/Dec 2003 

• Custom Home Magazine  Nov/Dec 2003

• Paint Pro Magazine May/June 2003 Article entitled 'Brushes and Rollers for Decorative Techniques' page 21

• Chesapeake Home Magazine April 2003 Article entitled 'Venetian Plaster - The Old World Made New',  Pages 28 - 31

• Paint Decor Magazine Spring/Summer 2003  Article entitled 'Master Bath in Bloom'
• Paint Pro Magazine  Mar/April  2003  Article entitled 'Turning Walls into Masterpieces of Art'.
• Washington Home & Design Magazine  Fall 2002 Special Double Issue          Photos Pages 52, 53, 54, 55
• Washington Post Newspaper, August 15th, 2002  Article about Buon Fresco's Murals and Italian Plaster Designs appearing in Dreamworks Film, 'Head Of State' .
• Paint Pro Magazine   Jul/Aug 2002    Photo   Page 15
• Paint Pro Magazine   Jan/Feb 2002   Photos Pages 14,16,25
• Washington Home & Design Magazine Spring 2001 Photograph with Domingo Ceiling Mural  Page 88
• American Painting Contractor Jan/Feb 2000 Top Job Award Prize Pages 44,45
• The Washingtonian Magazine March 1999 Photograph 'Lavandou' Restaurant Mural,  page 131

 AWARDS

• Pride of Place, Best Venetian Plaster Work of 2006 awarded by Sepp Leaf, INC.

• Best of 2005 - Excellence in Design Award - Walls & Ceilings Magazine

• Elizabeth Warnock Prize for Decorative Painting Excellence 2004 National Symphony Orchestra Decorator Show House

• Best Decorative Finishing - Jan/Feb 2003  Awarded by Paint Pro Magazine

• Elizabeth Warnock Prize for Decorative Painting Excellence 2000 National Symphony Orchestra Decorator Show House

• Best of 1999 Decorative Finishing - Awarded by American Painting Contractor

TELEVISION  COVERAGE

• HGTV June 2005 - Dream Builders Segment, Featured Venetian Plaster Damask Designs,  Mirror Polish Ceilings,  Murals,  Decorative Paint Finishes Strie & Frottage,  Venetian Plaster Tuscan wall Design.

• HGTV June 2003 - Interiors by Design Segment, featured Venetian Plaster Hydrangea Mural as originally prepared for 2000 NSO Decorator Show House, Washington DC.

 THE MOVIES

• Segments from the Dreamworks Movie 'Head Of State' were filmed in the former residence of General Douglas McArthur, in the Grand Stairwell areas designed by Buon Fresco

 CORCORAN GALLERY TOUR

• June 2005, Georgetown Penthouse Apartment finished by Buon Fresco shown on Corcoran Gallery tour of New Architects.

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