Painted floors have gained popularity in recent years, though they're hardly a new idea. Finesse Flooring attempts to achieve with paint, a decorating custom, which caught on first in Europe, and later in the American colonies. The practice of painting floors started as early as the 17th century, when European aristocrats installed intricate parquet floors in their homes and palaces, which were later imitated with paint. Finesse Flooring presents the expertise and skill of Texas artist, L. Risor, who has been practicing and improving the unique technique of hand painted floors for almost three decades!

Skilled Texas artist, L. Risor, an accomplished fine artist, has also been painting surfaces other than canvas, such as floors, store displays, walls, ceilings, sidewalks, furniture, patios, and more for almost three decades with satisfied repeat clients who return time and again for more unique art to grace their home, shop, and offices.

Join the team of many satisfied L. Risor customers who enjoy the joy and whimsy of a unique artistic touch that is sure to bring sunshine and smiles to all!

Hand Painted Floors have become more and more popular as consumers demand more in customizing their floors. Nearly any and every effect can be painted, stained, or tinted onto almost any existing floor in many designs, patterns & interact combination of effects, using many techniques and different types of faux finishes with Finesse Flooring and the expertise and skilled talent of Texas artist L. Risor. Finesse Flooring can paint just about any flooring surface. Concrete, wood, ceramic tile, sheet vinyl, vinyl tile, etc. can all be painted with ease. The only surface that may have problems would be an older basement concrete floor that is below grade or one that is in contact with a very wet soil. Water that seeps into concrete can sometimes cause a painted finish to peel. But many modern concrete floors installed since the 1970's have a vapor barrier under the slab. This moisture barrier often stops the water vapor allowing the paint to stick to concrete.

PRIMING
Bare wood floors are primed with special primer/sealer paints. Hardwood floors that have a varnish or urethane finish may need to be sanded with a liquid sanding product before a primer is applied, concrete floors may need a special masonry primer... all depending on the floor surface and the paint finish you choose. Any unsightly flaws, cracks, or gaps can be filled for a smoother finish and or even camouflaged with the paint design.

DESIGNING
Your floor will be individually designed and painted by Texas Artist, L. Risor, for a practical and attractive addition to any area.

SEALING
Paint itself will not yield a surface hard enough to resist years of foot traffic. To achieve durability and long-term good looks Finesse Flooring protects your painted surface by coating it with three coats of clear urethane which protect your painted floors from dirt and other contaminants.

GOAL
Finesse Floorings goal is to achieve the best quality, most beautifully designed painted floors available. Finesse Flooring has researched floor painting techniques and experimented with many different mediums and methods to arrive at what we believe to be the optimal process for painting floors that are a work of art as well as an art to walk on. Our unique design artist, L. Risor, and our priming and sealing techniques create a beautiful, durable finished product.

PRICING Since every floor has different needs and different details, it is difficult to give an general cost, since every floor has different needs, so call (817) 240-8735 and leave your name and number for a free estimate today!

Satisfaction is 100% guaranteed!

GLOSSARY
Below is a list of terms used which describe or are related to decorative painting or services.

antiqued mirrors - mirrors that have been treated by chemicals or abrasives in order to give the appearance of age, characterized by small dark spots, streaks, or delamination.

antiquing - giving an appearance of age to an object or surface by deliberately abrading or marring.

architectural gilding - decoration by applying gold or metal leaf to elements of architecture, such as cornices, baseboards, or chair rails.

carved glass - ornamental glass created by sandblasting, which is a stream of sand projected by compressed air that cuts into or carves the glass into designs; usually creates a translucent or frosted effect on normally clear glass.

decorative painting - applying color, pigment, or paint to any surface for purely ornamental purposes.

distressing - marring an object or surface deliberately to give an effect of age.

encaustic - a paint made from pigment mixed with melted beeswax and/or resin, often applied to walls by means of a trowel in order to create a mottled or graduated effect of colors.

engrave - to form by incision, as on wood, metal or gold leaf, using a sharp pointed tool.

faux - French word meaning false.

faux finish - 'faux' comes from French, meaning false; a decorative painting technique that imitates something, such as wood or marble, creating hence false wood or false marble.

filigree - ornamental openwork of delicate or intricate design.

gilding - to apply gold or metal leaf to a surface by means of adhesives.

glazing - applying a glaze, a transparent paint which allows overlays of color to produce a mottled textural effect.

gold leaf - an extremely thin sheet of gold that is used for gilding.

hand-silvering - creating a mirror by hand, as opposed to by machine, by pouring silver nitrate onto prepared glass.

Italian intarsia - a mosaic usually of marble or stone fitted into a support.

lining - marking with lines

marbleized - any surface that has been given a veined or mottled appearance such as real marble.

marbling - painting a surface to give a veined or mottled appearance such as real marble.

metal leaf - an extremely thin sheet of metal, such as bronze or aluminum, that is used for gilding.

mural - a design that is applied to and made integral with a wall or ceiling surface.

overgrained - woodgraining over real wood to augment, yet not completely camouflage, its original appearance.

painted furniture - furniture which is painted, especially as it pertains to ornamentation by decorative painting techniques.

ragging - painting a surface by applying with a rag in order to create a mottled effect.

reverse painting - painting on the backside of glass for viewing on the front side which involves applying the image in reverse order, details and highlights applied first before midtones and shadows.

rosette - a disk of foliage or a floral design usually in relief used as a decorative motif.

stenciling - applying a pattern, design, or print that is produced by means of a stencil, an impervious material such as a sheet of paper, thin wax, or woven fabric, perforated with a design through which paint is forced onto a surface to be printed.

stippling - painting small short touches with a brush or tool that together produce an even or softly graded shadow.

stri' - French word, meaning streaked; painting by dragging with a brush or tool in order to create lines or streaks.

trompe l'oeil - term comes from French and means, literally, deceive the eye; a style of painting in which objects are depicted with photographically realistic detail.

Venetian plaster - a pasty composition, such as of lime, water, and sand, that hardens on drying and is used for coating surfaces such as walls, ceilings, and partitions, creating a mottled or graduated effect of colors.

verre' glomis' - reverse glass gilding, term comes from French meaning glass gilded on the backside with gold or metal leaf by means of a gelatin adhesive, which produces a clear, mirror-like, reflective result, in which designs are engraved. While this technique is an ancient one and dates back to pre-Roman times, its name derives from Jean-Baptise Glomy, an 18th century French decorator who popularized its use.

vignette - an image that shades off gradually into the surrounding surface.

woodgraining - painting a surface to give the veined and flecked appearance of real wood.