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Classic Plaster Moulding

Classic plaster moulding design and installation is one of our greatest strengths at K. Salowe & Co. We integrate modern tools and technologies with classic plaster moulding applications for use in many of our original interior design schemes. Please visit our Specialties page to see numerous  applications for decorative ceilings, walls, paneled rooms and [...]

By |2020-06-26T13:20:07+00:00June 26th, 2020|Blog, Uncategorized|0 Comments

Faux Painting and Finishing

The origins of faux painting and finishing are as old as painting itself. The term "faux" is translated from the French to mean fake or false in the English language. Historically when one refers to faux-anything it generally means fake-something. Faux-diamond for example means fake diamond.  The connotation of a fake diamond is that it [...]

By |2020-06-24T16:48:45+00:00June 24th, 2020|Blog|0 Comments

Decorative Mirror, to be or not to be

Colossal 9-panel mirror above 12'-w x 20'-h hand-fabricated on-site Oh magic mirror, what do you see? "For it's not what you look at that matters but what you see." - Thoreau Decorative mirror is one our specialties at K. Salowe & Co.  We are a licensed general contractor specializing in [...]

By |2020-07-10T11:31:28+00:00June 14th, 2020|Blog, Boiserie, Mirrors|0 Comments

Why Hire a Licensed General Contractor?

Hiring a General Contractor If you are thinking about home remodeling or building-out a new home or office interior, you need to consider hiring a general contractor. Perhaps you are asking yourself, ‘How do I make that happen?’ Perhaps you may have a vision in mind from your travels or a [...]

By |2023-06-10T12:28:41+00:00March 10th, 2019|Blog, remodeling|0 Comments

How to Develop a Custom Kitchen

How to Design and Develop a Custom Kitchen Capability is always the baseline to hire anyone for almost anything. So true in hiring a kitchen designer and contractor. Talent and reputation are important but subjective. Experience is measurable but even with all my years, I am always learning something [...]

By |2020-07-03T17:39:12+00:00June 19th, 2018|Blog, Kitchen|0 Comments

Anatomy of a Fireplace

Mantel (n) “shelf that projects from a wall above a fireplace” Mantle (n) “a cloak or a symbol of authority” We build many different styles of custom fireplace mantels for our clients. Most are one-of-a-kind and built from scratch and some are modified from an existing surround-feature that is less than [...]

By |2020-07-03T17:50:30+00:00May 22nd, 2017|Blog, Fireplace, Mantels|0 Comments

Library Ceiling

Home Office Library with Custom Ceiling Design The image above is of an 8 foot section of a ceiling cove. The vertical face is 28" along the circumference while the total linear dimension is 56 feet around the entire room. It was custom designed, fabricated and finished by hand on site in Palm Beach, Florida. [...]

By |2020-06-19T16:05:12+00:00March 12th, 2017|Blog, Boiserie, Ceiling|0 Comments
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