The Woolworth Building, which towers 60 stories and 792 feet above Broadway between Park Place and Barclay Street in downtown Manhattan, was the tallest building in the world when it was completed, in 1913. Financed by Frank W. Woolworth and designed by architect Cass Gilbert, the building won widespread acclaim for its pioneering steel-frame structure … Continue reading Woolworth’s Empire Room
Gorgeous velvety milk paint in a Tavern Green color was applied on the walls of a NYC loft. A polished beeswax finish was added for water protection. Milk paint is gaining a wider usage because it contains only ingredients that are all-natural and will not harm the environment. It can give the look of Colonial America, … Continue reading Milk Paint Walls
The 4x8 Workshop hired YVStudio to do decorative painting at the historic Hamilton Theatre in Harlem, NYC. Production designer Jonathon Beck created an event for APPARATUS, a New York based design studio for lighting, furniture and objects. YVStudio painted a wall section, to match the surrounding walls, that would function as a hidden door. Halfway … Continue reading Hamilton Theatre Event
For a client's private prayer room YVStudio created a white Venetian Plaster room with gold accents, polished to a mirror like finish. On the accent wall a mural was applied with a Modello stencil and gold leaf. Details:
At a Gramercy Park duplex apartment YVStudio stenciled two floors. In each area the wooden surface background played a prominent role in the design. The foyer features a two-color creation inspired by a Córdoba floor, while the kitchen received a diagonal checkerboard pattern. Both painted surfaces received a transparent brown glaze to soften the effect and … Continue reading Córdoba Floor
Rockefeller Center is hosting an Easter event on April 21, 2019. YVStudio was commissioned by The 4x8 Workshop to paint 7 foot high sandwich boards for the egg hunt event. Some of the Easter activities at Rockefeller Center: The Easter Parade is a promenade of festive folks walking up Fifth Avenue, a tradition that's over … Continue reading Easter Egg Hunt
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At this floor-through apartment near Sutton Place, NYC, YVStudio custom-mixed a glaze color to match the Palmyra wallpaper by De Gournay in the dining room, and the fireplace mantle in the Master Bedroom. After various samples were created, its perfect equivalent in oil glaze was painstakingly produced, and applied to the walls. The result was … Continue reading Sutton Place Glazing
YVStudio just finished restoring the elevator doors on the 5th floor of the iconic Woolworth Building. Built in 1912 this National Historic Landmark is still one of the 30 tallest buildings in New York. It was designed in the neo-Gothic style by architect Cass Gilbert, who was also responsible for the United States Supreme Court building. In recent … Continue reading Woolworth Building Restoration
HIGHBOURNE CAY, a beautiful 250 acre private island in The Exumas, is where Rod Winterrowd designed 6 cottages. YVStudio was commissioned to paint 6 mural canvasses, 1 for each cottage, inspired by the Exumas, an archipelago of 365 cays and islands, southeast of Nassau, the Bahamas. Each room has its own unique scheme, but Winterrowd also … Continue reading Highbourne Cay Heaven
