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Welcome to JellyBean Painters website. My name is Anthony and I am a certified (Red Seal) journeyman painter, a skilled decorative artist and decorative plasterer. I created this website to provide useful information to help anyone planning a painting or remodelling project and to showcase pictures of my decorative work and what can be done beyond the top quality regular interior/exterior painting and repair plaster work I normally do.
“Quality is never an accident; it is the result of intelligent effort”
* Please scroll down the screen for more info… ⇓
Should I paint my house before selling?
This is a link to an article on what potential buyers commonly say about the condition of a house, written by a professional agent who visits over 100 houses a month. Click here for article…
If you are considering selling your home, you might want to learn about why over 90% of all real estate agents will recommend painting before selling if the house needs a sprucing up or a colour change to a less personalized look and what you should consider if you do decide to paint. Click here for article…
Note: Specializing in older home plaster repairs; done in an extremely clean manner.
Creative Repair of a Plastered Arch and Cove Crown Moulding in a Heritage Home. Click here…
Click link above ⇑ to see example of an arch and cove crown moulding that needed some creative carpenter and plastering work in order to match up with the original crown moulding.
Classic heritage home plaster repairs and painting Click here for ‘before and after’ pics…
Large wall and ceiling cracks filled, damaged arch and cove crown moulding repaired, damaged rounded corners repaired – old ‘painted over’ wall paper removed, wall skimmed with plaster, sanded and painted.
Bungalow decorative transformation for market sale, click here
*Cove crown moulding and wall repaired after water damage from a broken water pipe. ⇓
Custom Decorative Services
Faux wood graining – is the ancient decorative art of imitating natural wood grains using various paint mediums. It is a great solution for where it may not be economically viable or practical to replace existing interiors or to install new premium quality wood (or rare exotic woods like burl and tiger oak, etc..). With the current global high demand for natural resources, the prices for premium, rare or exotic woods have become very dear which makes faux wood graining even more attractive, practical and very affordable. An excellent option for commercial office or residential spaces of many types
* For more info and pics of various grain types Click Here….
Cocobolo tropical wood look ⇑ (very affordable)
Dark Cherry look ⇓
Basic burl wood look ⇓ See below for pricing ⇓
Basic burl wood look ⇑⇓ See below for pricing ⇓
*Many more burl wood look colours (from light to dark woods) available to view upon request. Various colour sample pics available soon.
Burl wood look with added details
1st pic ⇑ is a faux burl wood look on a 24″ x 24″ sample board; 2nd pic, faux burl wood look; 3rd pic is the beautiful exotic tropical hardwood ‘cocobolo’ wood look; 4th pic is a burl wood look; 5th pic is a realistic looking wood knot I painted.
Note: It is possible to colour match or compliment any existing wood types. Inlays can be done in various colours or wood looks and can also be framed with a decorative wood trim.
With a little imagination, you can create an impressive attractive look for any room or main entrance area, door or fire rated metal doors, trim, etc… of any business or home. For more info Click Here…
Please contact for pricing. Prices for doors vary depending on the door design and technique chosen. The basic burl wood look doors are very affordable. The Cocobolo tropical wood look will cost just a little more. Having multiple doors or sides done can cost less depending on the amount, style and technique chosen.
Note: Interior design and colour consulting available upon request for any faux painting (marbling, wood graining, etc…)
Truck glovebox door burl wood grained. (before & after)
Cabinet Doors. ⇓
Washroom cabinet was all white before ⇓
Note: Old or out dated looking furniture can be given a completely new look. Transform or renew an old heirloom of sentimental value (or other) that may not compliment the rest of your furniture can be given a completely new look and become a centre piece or topic of discussion.
Old storage bench – Given a new lease on life by faux wood-graining in various exotic burl wood looks. (Before & After pics)
Learn about the architectural brackets/consoles/corbels used on Victorian era homes and buildings. Click here
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Psychology of colour: How Room Colour Can Affect Your Mood
The colours used to decorate rooms in a house can influence our moods and thoughts. Certain colours can brighten our mood or have a pleasant calming affect, while others have been known to create eyestrain, higher blood pressure and/or have a negative influence on mood.
Choosing the right colour for your particular space is more important than you would think. Please click here to learn more…
Custom Services
Also available,
Italian Black Portoro marbling – transform a fireplace, column’s, etc… with the beautiful exotic look of Italian Black Portoro Marble.
Pic on the left ⇑ is of ‘Real’ Italian Black Portoro marble, pic on the right ⇑ is a sample I painted.
*Realistic looking faux marbling is an excellent economically viable alternative to the real thing. . For more info Click Here…
Weathered/aged wood look: It is easy and very affordable to create a weathered or aged look with new wood. Create unique aesthetics for a commercial or private settings. For example, lobby or reception areas, restaurants, etc…
Top board is new untreated wood, 2nd board down is the weathered wood look, 3rd board down shows 2nd coat compared to one coat of the weathered wood look, 4th board down is – aged wood look. and bottom board is the weathered wood look with the aged wood look as an accent.
Different woods will have different variations of a distressed look. Can be mixed matched or one style used as an accent to the other.
Quality Craftsmanship Based On Traditional Values
An intelligent introduction to painting, written by Walter Pierce 1913
Introduction
The practical operations involved in painting and decorating must be based upon sound theoretical knowledge, otherwise they are invariably unsuccessful. Sound theories in their turn, must have a basis of definite and clearly understood facts. Hence,, the student, when he has acquired theoretical knowledge, must further cultivate the ability to correctly appreciate the postulates, or existing facts and conditions of each particular field of operation, in order to attain practical success. In other words, like the surgeon, he must first diagnose his case, then apply his theoretical knowledge to it, and finally operate.
In no other realm of mechanical labor is this method more obviously necessary than in painting, because in no other class of work are there more ever-varying conditions. Each particular class of work has its own requirements and surroundings, and, beyond this, each individual case will vary materially from the same kind of case elsewhere. Read More…
Preparing for a painting project?
Here are some handy links and informative videos (below) that can be very helpful with the challenging task of choosing suitable colours and planning a project.
Using a visualizer is a simple ‘fun’ way to preview various colour schemes for your next interior or exterior project.
Benjamin Moore’s ‘Personal Colour Viewer’ (visualizer)
Note: For anyone wondering which paint would be best for keeping surfaces clean. You might want to consider Benjamin Moore’s ADVANCE Interior Paint. It is a waterborne alkyd (oil) paint which has a very durable high end finish. It is great for doors, trim and cabinets. It has an exceptional application and feel with outstanding coverage. It dries to a hard furniture quality finish which is easy to keep clean. *Waterborne alkyd (oil) paints are available in other brands as well.
Colour collections:
Colour Trends 2022 – Benjamin Moore Click here
Benjamin Moore Colour Collections Click here
Benjamin Moore Full Paint Catalog Click here
*Another quality brand can also be used for your project.
Here is a short clip on understanding the difference between: Tint, Tone, Shade and Hue.
How to Choose Paint Colours
Selecting the Right Gloss
Note: Benjamin Moore sample jars and other brands available locally.
BBC Interior design video series
BBC – Design Rules – (highly recommended viewing)
Note: See Videos section (main menu bar) for Design Rules parts 4/6 – Pattern and Texture, 5/6 – Interior Planning, 6/6 – Personality or Click Here
Special Interest Videos
*Note: Please check Videos under the Photo Gallery link on the menu bar for more informative and old time videos or click here:
Note: Part 02 of ‘Architectural history of St. John’s’ is not available.
