The Designer Insider: Camengo Collections from Casamance

Oct 13, 2011

Camengo Collections from Casamance

This is a view of two new collections from Camengo by Casamance. Above is the Carnet de Voyage Collection featuring a modern style Ikat fabric mixed with silks, velvets, embroideries and natural materials. Below is the Beauborg Collection that is refined and bright with a definite contemporary flair using stripes, curves and velvet chevrons. Notice the mix of fabrics on the windows!

All photos and fabrics courtesy of Camengo by Casamance.

Brush On Aging! Paint Lessons 101

1- Sand your unfinished furniture piece.
2- Apply paste wax in the corners or places you do not want the paint to adhere.
3- Coat entire surface with primer.
4- Choose two shades of paint. One for the undercoat to show through and one for the topcoat.
5- Paint with the first coat of paint (undercoat).
6- Add additional paste wax on areas where you want the undercoat to show through after the first coat dries.
7- Paint the second color.
8- Scour sections of the furniture with a wire brush or coarse sandpaper to encourage the "aging" process!