FAQs
- What should the customer know about your pricing (e.g., discounts, fees)?
Each job is based on design selection (i.e. glazed, distressed, aged etc) travel, complexities (i.e.height, obstacles) technique (how many steps involved) etc. It is impossible for a bid to be given over the phone. No job looks the same in a photo vs. in person. I've had many clients call and ask for me to give them a range...I don't like to do this. A client has NO idea what to look for when faux finishing. I'm looking for all the things you would never even think about looking at i.e. how hard it's going to be to plaster, basecoat and glaze above those tall kitchen cabinets and will I be able to reach back there...or is the toilet and sink going to have to be removed JUST so I can get a ladder into a small powder bath. It's just nevvvvvver that easy.
- What education and/or training do you have that relates to your work?
No, I am self taught and am very proud that I have been able to have a successful business. I constantly look at "any" surroundings I am around whether it be in a restaurant, media (i.e tv, print etc) and if I see something I like I tuck it away in my memory and pull from it when at a clients home. Fortunately, I have never had a request that I have not been able to deliver to a client. What I do comes from the heart and, in my opinion, no amount of education can teach you more than that.
- How did you get started doing this type of work?
I have a naturally creative personality. When my children were little (preschool) I wanted to be home with them. While they were taking naps I would work on cabinets, furniture, walls...anything for a creative outlet. When my youngest was three I met a lady whom owned a faux finishing company and she just reminded me of...well me. I thought I want to do that! So the seed was planted and I set out to "learn" faux finishing. I read everything I could get my hands on and I practiced...practiced...practiced. My husband's career was one where we were moving every two years therefore, I would have a new canvas to work on often. So I played/practiced for a couple of years. Then when my youngest went to kindergarten I decided this is something I can do for me and also I would be able to be home when the kids were out of school. So Faux FX was born. It has been one of the "best" decisions I have ever made. It's the best of both worlds...get to have my passion and be home with the children when they're home.