Sue van der Ree: artist & designer. Interior design, restoration, marbling, woodgrain, gold leaf. Commissions taken for paintings, murals & trompe l'oeil

Interior design Although Sue has worked both in domestic and commercial environments and has been involved in very large projects she is happy to do personal interior colour consultation from as little as a two hour session.
Murals & trompe l'oeil Sue can design and paint bespoke murals and trompe l'oeil for your special room or space.
Restoration Trained in antique restoration, Sue has restored many ceramic collectables and fine porcelain works of art. She can restore and repaint figures from various periods whether they are made of bronze, ceramic, spelter, wood or even chalk.
Restoration: chalk figures Here are some examples of chalk figures before and after restoration for various clients and more examples of fully restored chalk figures.
Marbling \| woodgrain \| faux finishes These are very old crafts. Sue enjoys matching an area where there is a need to mix old with new - for example a room where one of the original fireplaces has been destroyed and a new one has to match the existing old one. Faux finishes can include marbling, woodgrain, stonework, distressing.
Gilding Sue is expert in the various techniques of gilding, from real gold leaf to inexpensive materials such as bronze and silver powders, paints, Dutch gold and silver leaf and more modern materials which can emulate the "magical beauty” of the real thing.