Painting a Restaurant - Distressing Walls

Here are the finished shots of the restaurant I have been working on in the center of our city, Foligno, Italy.

Everyone was thrilled with the the final look, rustic, distressed, aged walls and two smooth plum colored back walls, which gave a nice accent.

It was fun to to beat up the walls and have the freedom to make mistakes, the hard part was not being consistent.  I added stucco in patches, then hand painted the stucco with watercolors, this gave the wall a faded look.  I mixed taupe colored paint and brushed it on irregularly.  Then I went over the wall with a big wet empty brush.  Then I crapped the wet wall with a stucco spatula.  I put touches of aqua blue and grey lavender, this made the walls glow with sporadic color.

Sette Design - In the process of distressing walls

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Sette Design and of course wine from Montefalco

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I love the contrast of the crystal chandelier and distressed walls.

Sette Design fresh Umbrian bread and sugar cubes

When you find yourself in Foligno, Italy come for a meal, the environment is gorgeous, the people are easy going  and the food is spectacular.  It is created with flavors from the past, made by hand in a rustic country style always natural and fresh and prepared with love, care and attention to detail.  You can eat outside and watch the people hanging out and moving through the piazza and then look up to the huge church duomo rising above.

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Sette Design - I love this plum color wall and
credenza with all the little drawers

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"La mia cucina rappresenta i sapori del passato che nonostante le mode interessati sono destinare a passare"
-- Gabriele

Gabriele
Osteria in Foligno
Piazzetta del Duomo
Foligno (PG)
Tel 0742-353897

Cheers and with affection,
Natalie