Nebraska Farmhouse

Designer: Cindy Chinn & Client
Artist: Cindy Chinn
Date: 2011

It started with a call from a friend who said that he would like some help with a floor tile job. It turned it a ongoing project involving wall textures, faux finishing and murals.

This work was all done in a single home - an old Nebraska farmhouse with a new addition.

The project started in the bathroom - this was the original tile job. We tiled the floor and the walls, then created a texture and finish for the walls. We also worked with our friend Scott to build the platform and stairs. We also tiled a utility room floor and shower in the next room.

Next up was the new bedroom. Now that a style and color scheme was set with the bathroom we could texture and faux the walls in the bedroom. This was a nice subtle wash that warmed the room.

Next door to the bedroom was the office. We went with a darker finish to suit the furniture and carpet.

One door off the bathroom opened into the dining room. We once again added a texture and faux finish - this time including a raised border and a fleur-de-lis pattern.

Here is the staircase to upstairs at the back of the dining room, you can see the bathroom through the door.

Here's a shot that shows the texture and finish that was used in the dining room.

A fun part of working in this home was designing a mural for the grandkids playroom. The client had purchased some wall stickers and hoped that we could do something with them.

Just add some paint to the stickers and this is what you get:

The next time you're driving down a Nebraskan dirt road, you might want to try and think about what could be on the inside!