Stipple glaze for walls and ceilings.
Stipple glaze wall and ceiling finish.
Stipple glaze wall and ceiling finish.
Dark and light stipple glazes show base color between two selections.
Strie and crossed strie.
Strie and crossed strie
Metallic strie
Crossed strie for walls
tapestry technique
Bird of paradise
Painted and leafed work for decoration and real to
 faux matches to meet demands of the practical.
Walls
Leafed Ceilings
Faux Wood
Faux Stone
Accessories
Passiflora
Chinese floral
Clematis
Woodgrain wallpaper closeup
Another closeup of wood grain wallpaper.
Copper leaf ceiling in Hillsborough, California
Copper leaf ceiling in Hillsborough, California
Copper leaf ceiling in Hillsborough, California
Aluminum leaf ceiling in Hillsborough, California
Aluminum leaf ceiling in Hillsborough, California
Aluminum leafed ceiling in Hillsborough, Cqlifornia
Aluminum leaf ceiling in Hillsborough, California.
Copper leafed ceiling in San Francisco, California
Copper leaf ceiling in San Francisco, California
Copper leafed ceiling in San Francisco, California
Aluminum leaf ceiling in San Francisco, California
Aluminum leaf ceiling in San Francisco, California
Aluminum leaf ceiling in San Francisco
Custom handprinted wallpaper and 23 karat gold ceiling.
23 karat gold ceiling/ custom wallpaper/lanterns
Installation
Hidden cords for two end tables in Indian Wells, Palm Desert, California
Hidden cords for two end tables at El Dorado Country Club estate courstesy of Shelby de Quesada Interiors.
Hidden cord for two end tables at El Dorado Country Club estate in Indian Wells, California. Courtesy of Shelby de Quesada Interior Design.
Hidden cords for two end tables at the El Dorado Country Club in Indian Wells, California. Courtesy of Shelby deQuesada Interior Design.
Hidden cords for two end tables at El Dorado Country Club estate in Indian Wells, California. courtesy of Shelby deQuesada Interior Design.
Recreating cracks as the cracked linen veneer to camoflauge work. Courtesy of Shelby deQuesada Interior Design.
I have studied tortoise shell closely from real pieces of genuine antique tortoise shell. New tortoise shell is illegal to use. My work looks like it in person too so I am doing my part! Courtesy of Shelby deQuesada Interior Design.
Faux tortoise shell with ivory demarcation courtesy of Shelby deQuesada Interiors
Faux tortoise shell with ivory demarcation courtesy of Shelby deQuesada Interior Design.
Dutch metal gilded rods and rings. Courtesy of Shelby deQuesada Interior Design.
Dutch metal leafed rods and rings. Courtesy of Shelby de Quesada Interior Design.
Dutch metal leafed rods and rings in SF CA. Courtesy of Shelby deQuesada Interior Design.
Sconce lamp that was already painted with white house paint. Shelby asked if I would do something with this and I said
The look of enamel fired on bronze, brass, or copper. Complete with crazing.
Lampshade was replaced for something appropriate.
Faux limestone in SF entry.
Faux limestone in SF entry.
Faux limestone and sienna marble in SF entry.
Thermostat cover painted to match wallcovering. Color work is exact.
Painted Matches
Match of venetian plaster on alarm box. Precision of color variation as well as differences in sheen are demonstrated.
Casing is wood painted to match the counter tiles and
Application of composition gold leaf with patina to very accurately simulate the brass pull.
Bookmatched mahogany with trompe l' oleil border.
Bookmatched mahogany
Grained fireplace to match another piece of furniture in Hillsborough, CA.
Kitchen island in Hillsborough, CA.
Stained black (ebonized is solid black) looking grained surface
Stained black and then pickled
Stained black and then pickled
Stained black and then pickled.
Stained black looking grained surface
Cherry colored black walnut. The pattern of walnut with the color of cherry.
cherry colored walnut. Note the tiny burls and pattern of heartgrain.
Heartgrain display of cherry colored walnut.
Pickled oak. Note the heartgrain board and the quartersawn patterns.
Heartgrain pattern. Pickled oak.
Naughty oops I mean knotty pine
Quarter-sawn white oak
Old growth redwood. (The good old wood that is dark red and resilient.)
Old growth redwood
Teak
Teak parquetry
Teak
Bookmatched mahogany with trompe l'oleil moulding
Electrical plate on glass tiles, Indian wells, CA. Courtesy of Shelby deQuesada Interior Design,SF, CA.
Me in action. The roll doors and this casing were just white before.
Less accurate but more uniform lighting.
Dutch metal gilded stripes on glazed blue walls with Aluminum leaf ceiling.
Contrasting matte faux watered silk walls for vanity and master bed areas.
Note the brown gradation of shading in the channels of blue beneath sheen
No crown and a double reflection means height emphasis uninterrupted.
A shiny, rich, reflective feast with a sense of humor. Stark. Soft. Warm.
Camel colored finishes play off gold stripes on blue and alum. ceiling cools it.
Realistic rendering of tortoise shell with ivory demarcation on French deco bar.
Trims, Cabinetry, and Furniture
Me in first phases of imperador marble for wine cellar at winery. Napa, CA.
This project is typical of how I work starting from the actual stone, etc.
The office of the lady of the house. Winery estate in Napa Valley, CA.
Closeup of striping detail much celebrated throughout this palatial home.
Faux pine rendered atop sheetrock/framing over original 1800s pitched framing to make it look bigger and stronger.
This method used throughout contemporary remodel saved client multiple thousands of dollars.
Patina match to 17th century Italian stone work.
Verdigris
Lower picture is before glaze and protective seal to bring out the bronze of the verdigris.
Green tortoise shell veneer with traditional silver inlay stringing and banding. Courtesy of Shelby deQuesada Interior Design, SF, CA.
Objective was to create a faux rendition of these colors that looks authentic but the subjects are my decision. These colors on this Moroccan piece are pinker and darker than the backsplash. Nice.
More faux Imperador! For Powder room floor in San Francisco, Ca.
Crossed strie for powder room walls in SF, CA.
Faux golden veined limestone and faux redwood corbels (plaster) to match existing redwood sitting on it and paneling above.