Faux Painting & Murals for the Carolinas by Alana Solomon

Posted on March 4, 2013 by alanajustfauxfun

Alana Solomon of Just Faux Fun, Inc. paints anything that will hold still! Alana specializes in custom layered faux finishes with hand-painted designs for a luxurious wallpaper effect without seams or repeats. Alana loves metallic patinas, marbleizing, wood-graining, and trompe l’oeil effects. She paints walls, floors, ceilings, trim, furniture and much, much, more! Alana does one-of-a-kind murals and hand-painted motifs, coffered ceilings, faux woodgrain on paneling, ceiling beams, and columns.

Alana repairs damaged surfaces, gold leaf frames, and missing frieze details. When it comes to paint, Alana Solomon can fix most anything and make dramatic changes. She gives free quotes and will supply sample boards at reasonable rates. Alana’s prices are competitive for the quality of her work. She is unsurpassed in the Southeast and very professional, according to many of her clients.

Just Faux Fun, Inc. is proud to offer murals, faux painting, color-washing, faux leather, faux snake skin, faux malachite, faux stone, faux tile, woodgraining, marbleizing, faux bricks, faux plaster, fresco, custom designs, scrollwork, metallic patinas, silver leafing, gold leafing, and much, much more.

Alana Solomon is diverse in style, subject matter, color knowledge, design, and is also very fast. “Clients don’t really want a resident artist, even though most of my clients have become good friends of mine and even hire me as their house sitter!” says Alana. “I guess they don’t mind me working in their homes, why, just the other day, my client told me she missed me when I was gone! What a compliment!” continued Alana.

Alana Solomon loves waves of color. She invites you all to sea! Alana paints simple faux walls, or stripes, or diamonds, or layered designs, whatever flavor she and the client can dream up! Alana stays abreast of the latest trends as well as classic designs. “Only bad faux gives faux a bad name. Faux that is done really well, is here to stay. One of my interior designer friends is still enjoying her house full of faux painting that I did way back in 1997! When you mix techniques, and you paint with impeccable craftsmanship, faux can be an asset to a house, helping it hold it’s value and even help it to sell quicker than neighboring homes.” says Alana.

Paint is a very versatile solution for most design dilemmas. Alana Solomon has seen many homes and businesses interiors in her years in the design service industry. Having graduated from East Carolina University in 1995 and traveling through the country and abroad, Alana has a wealth of design knowledge she has used in honing her skills since opening Just Faux Fun, Inc. in 1997.

Call Alana for tropical murals, garden scenes, pet portraits, children portraits, pet photography, wildlife photography and all your artistic needs. The sky is the limit! Which is to say, Alana is somewhere right now with her head in the clouds! She’s only a cell phone call away! She may be reached at USA 910 232 5427.

And Alana Solomon is into the smallest details of your custom home. “It’s amazing what a huge difference something as small as painting switch covers can make. My clients just rave over what I do to the eyesores atop their fabulous granite and marble counters. The husbands especially seem to enjoy them!” comments Alana.