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based in (Polk County) painting in Lakeland, Orlando, Tampa and surrounding areas of Florida.

Ashley Furniture's Castles in the Air

Bringing your "Castles in the Air" to life by creating a room centered around a central theme using trompe l'oeil, murals and faux finishing.

"Castles In The Air"..."An Unrealistic Scheme Yet to Be Realized"
To DayDream!

Part One



Next...Building the Castle's Back Wall -  Building the Castle's Main Entrance -  All Done

Art Effects' castles in the air

...the castle top, what will be in the rear of the store,
over the pre existing walls.

Art Effects' castles in the air

Two pieces installed on top of each other.
This will form The Machicolation: The projection of the parapet over corbels
so that slots could be provided that faced straight down to the bottom of the
wall and one could fire at, or pour boiling water or oil on,
attackers who had reached that point.


Heres a link to a glossary of terms concerning the parts of a castle.
Parts of a Castle

Art Effects' castles in the air

corbels (Corbel: A stone bracket projecting from the wall used to support
an overlapping parapet or a roof or floor beam)
add a little detail

Art Effects' castles in the air

Art Effects' castles in the air

Measuring to attach the Crenelation... The characteristic top of a castle wall.

Art Effects' castles in the air

Liquid Nails will hold the whole thing together.

Art Effects' castles in the air

Lacquer thinner through a squirt bottle to make a few pits.

Art Effects' castles in the air

Art Effects' castles in the air

The whole process will take two coats of texture.

Art Effects' castles in the air

Next...Building the Castle's Back Wall



Building the Castle's Main Entrance



All Done



Ask Jeeves about "Castles in the Air"
Encyclopedia article about Castles in the air.
I found this to be an easy to understand definition.
"Castles in the air (or castles in Spain) are creative ideas which cannot be created
due to more earthly considerations. The history of invention is full of such castles,
as inventions aren't necessarily invented in the order that is most useful.
The design of the parachute was worked out before the invention of powered flight."
"Castles In The Air"..."An Unrealistic Scheme Yet to Be Realized"
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