I have been working with textural finishes for five years now and have a great time making sample boards to entice clients with. I happened to create a board with Lusterstone in a peachy-pink color that I ordered to just play with in my studio. I had a scrap piece of a stencil that I created a border design with and just had fun. What could be more fun than adding crystals to the design? The board ended up to be just scrumptious and I had planned on displaying it in a showroom, but didn't quite get it there before I was introduced to a fabulous lady through my hair dresser.
I love, love, love to meet people with a vision. Funny how most people for whom I work have an idea of what they want, but don't know how to get it out. The inspiration for the Diva Bathroom came from this wonderful lady who has always been a diva herself. She happened to want her bathroom to be peachy-pink colored, and I knew right away that she was the one I created that board for without even knowing it.
With her idea of placing an image of a glamorous woman on the wall, we put our minds together and finally decided on using the most famous diva of all. I was able to create a silhouette and
have it made into a stencil. Crystals were added to every point on the border design as well as on the shoes and bathing suit of our sexy lady. Four layers of texture, some creative stenciling and many, many Swarovski crystals later, the Diva Bath was born. It has to be one of my favorite creations and collaborations yet. I look forward to more projects with this innovative client.
