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Recently we visited the Whitney Plantation in Wallace, Louisiana. There is a shingle-sided church on the property that caught my eye, plus extensive faux finish (marble) and decorative painting in the main house. I've posted a few photos in a new album in my Gallery.- 14 replies
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From the album: Whitney Plantation, Wallace, Louisiana
The wooden mantel of the fireplace in one of the bedrooms is intricately carved. I suspect that back in the day, it carried a faux marble finish, but it apparently has not been cleaned and/or restored.© Katherine Bennett 2014
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From the album: Whitney Plantation, Wallace, Louisiana
The main house of the Whitney Plantation on the German Coast (along the west bank of the Mississippi River between New Orleans and Baton Rouge, Louisiana) is done in the Creole style. An itinerant painter worked on many of the fine plantation houses in this area. This is an detail of the faux marble on the exterior of the house. It is original to the house and has been meticulously cleaned and restored. This faux niche on the back gallery is the most intricate part of the exterior painted decoration.© Katherine Bennett 2014
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Whitney Plantation Faux Marble Back Gallery Wall Detail
KathieB posted a gallery image in Members' Gallery
From the album: Whitney Plantation, Wallace, Louisiana
The main house of the Whitney Plantation on the German Coast (along the west bank of the Mississippi River between New Orleans and Baton Rouge, Louisiana) is done in the Creole style. An itinerant painter worked on many of the fine plantation houses in this area. This is an detail of the faux marble on the exterior of the house. It is original to the house and has been meticulously cleaned and restored. The dark area was left uncleaned on purpose.© Katherine Bennett 2014
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Whitney Plantation Back Gallery Window and Faux Finish
KathieB posted a gallery image in Members' Gallery
From the album: Whitney Plantation, Wallace, Louisiana
The main house of the Whitney Plantation on the German Coast (along the west bank of the Mississippi River between New Orleans and Baton Rouge, Louisiana) is done in the Creole style. An itinerant painter worked on many of the fine plantation houses in this area. This is an detail of the faux marble on the exterior of the house. It is original to the house and has been meticulously cleaned and restored. The back gallery is done in more flamboyant colors than the front gallery. This door leads into the upper floor sitting room. I like the effect of the original wavy glass. It's not appare© Katherine Bennett 2014
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From the album: Whitney Plantation, Wallace, Louisiana
The main house of the Whitney Plantation on the German Coast (along the west bank of the Mississippi River between New Orleans and Baton Rouge, Louisiana) is done in the Creole style. An itinerant painter worked on many of the fine plantation houses in this area. This is an detail of the faux marble on the exterior of the house. It is original to the house and has been meticulously cleaned and restored. The pillars on the upper gallery are painted to resemble marble. Interestingly, only the interior surface is treated this way. Both sides and the outer facing surfaces are painted white.© Katherine Bennett 2014
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From the album: Whitney Plantation, Wallace, Louisiana
The main house of the Whitney Plantation on the German Coast (along the west bank of the Mississippi River between New Orleans and Baton Rouge, Louisiana) is done in the Creole style. An itinerant painter worked on many of the fine plantation houses in this area. This is an detail of the faux marble on the exterior of the house. It is original to the house and has been meticulously cleaned and restored. This is the front wall of the house.© Katherine Bennett 2014
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From the album: Scenes & Other Minis
6 miniature faux-finish "tarnished metal" bowls I made many of these in different shapes/sizes. This is the set available in my Etsy shop; https://www.etsy.com/shop/kylelefort I made this set to look like an awesome garage sale find. Beat up [faux]metal bowls, cracks and imperfections included, shined up as vintage styled home decor...in miniature. Real materials/process; They are made of up-cycled paper, that has been rolled into tight coils, and then formed into various shapes, held together with plenty of glue. After drying, they are painted with gesso, sanded, and t© Kyle Lefort 2013
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