Decorative Painting
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SAMARRA PAINTING
COMPANY
Bold stripes, a custom-created
medallion for the wall of a yoga
space, and metallic faux finishes
are just a few of the decorative
painting projects that Samarra
Painting Company has been
creating for residential and com-
mercial clients over the past few
months. Artist-founder Julie King
launched her company in 2001,
but her love affair with color and
paint has been a lifelong passion.
Clients turn to Samarra Painting
Company for a huge range of
jobs, from exterior home paint-
Julie King of Samarra
Painting Company
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ing to detailed decorative work
like stencils, Venetian plasters,
colorwashing, wood graining,
and faux marbling.
775 Main St.,
West Newbury, 978-764-3909, samar-
rapaintingcompany.com
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FANCYPAINTS FINE & FAUX
DECORATIVE PAINTING
8 Fair St., Newburyport, 617-470-4572,
fancypaints.net
Furniture Making
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A.F.BROSCH WOODWORKING
At Alfred "Friedl" Friedrich
Brosch's workshop in Essex, you
won't find any high-powered,
heavy-duty equipment. Instead,
the Austrian-born master cabi-
netmaker, sculptor, and museum-
quality restorer uses a variety of
classic hand tools to create his
exquisite handmade furniture.
He can build anything a client
requests, either designing from
their imagination or re-creating
pieces down to the last detail. He
specializes in inlays, gold leaf,
and carvings, and also restores
antiques, heirlooms, and other
pieces.
143 Main St., Essex, 978-768-
7496, afbroschwoodworking.com
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NORTHSHORE CUSTOM
WOODWORKING
61 Mitchell Rd., Ipswich, 978-356-0754 ,
curranconstruction.net/northshore-
custom-woodworking
Furniture Restoration
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SECOND LIFE
In a culture where so much gets
thrown away, it's refreshing that
Second Life's main purpose and pas-
sion is breathing new life into furni-
ture. Working with both antique and
contemporary pieces, Second Life's
ethos is to restore pieces that people
intend to keep forever. Customers
trust Second Life for all their restora-
tion needs, including upholstery,
refinishing, caning, and repair. See
some of their recent work up close at
Harvard's Museum of Natural His-
tory; Second Life worked to painstak-
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I don't divide architecture, landscape and gardening;
to me they are one.
- Luis Barragan
