We take pride in refinishing furniture whether it is new or antique. We use durable and eco-friendly products, all which we can vouch for and personally use in our own home. We will always plan with you when you submit an inquiry and have work done on our shop premises. We can also visit your home for things like cabinet painting and floor stenciling.

Services We Offer

The world is your oyster here looks-wise, with traditional faux-finish designs and modern renditions! Many of the other design categories listed here fit under the faux finish umbrella broadly.

Faux Finishing

A vintage style, light blue wooden cabinet with intricate gold trim details, cane woven panels, and curved legs.
A large wooden sideboard with a distressed pink finish, featuring multiple panels and drawers, situated in a room with beige tile flooring and a decorative rug, against a white wall.
Light wood dining table with two placemats, a decorative star in a frame, surrounded by beige upholstered chairs, in a kitchen with white cabinetry and a stove with red knobs.

Processes used by us incorporate bio-based stain products that are no to low-VOC and are highly customized. Please note that many staining projects will require a stripping step first prior to staining, which we also do!

Eco-Friendly Staining

Interior view of a living room ceiling with exposed wooden beams and a high vaulted ceiling. There is a stone fireplace on the left and large glass sliding doors on the right.
Corner of a wooden cabinet next to a white shiplap wall and a tiled floor.
A kitchen island with a white countertop, three drawers with black handles, and electrical outlets on each side, positioned on a concrete floor.
Luxurious bed with ornately carved black and gold wooden frame and matching headboard, placed on a dark, decorative rug.

Traditional gilded foil looks, different metal tones, and even aged metallic patinas add interest by themselves or incorporated as accents into many pieces.

Metallics

Close-up of green metal bars with gold accents in front of a textured pinkish wall with faint white floral patterns.
Close-up of the underside of a small round table with a blue top and yellow metal legs, placed on a patterned rug with wicker furniture in the background.
Empty room with hardwood floor and a patterned area rug featuring red geometric designs.

Beautiful designs to adorn and enhance any project, small or large format.


Stenciling

A round dining table painted in light blue with white decorative designs of flowers and birds, in a room with white shutters and patterned wallpaper.
A vintage white wooden dresser with four drawers and decorative trim on top, sitting on a reddish-brown carpet.
Blue painted dresser with black metal handles next to a flower pot with purple and white cabbage ornamental kale, on a brick patio, with a pumpkin in the background.

Creating an aged effect should always feel natural to form, function, and surrounding style. We create this with various layered and distressed 'aged' and patina techniques.

Distressing, Ageing, and Patina

A white dresser with a distressed finish, featuring two drawers with glass handles and a scalloped base.
Decorative corner of a wooden piece furniture with a carved floral design in a distressed white finish.

When possible, we love to restore finishes to their original glory. We do also recognize that vintage and antique pieces should be fully loved and utilized in their present location and reimagining them with different colors and techniques can bring new life. 

Restored + Reimagined

Red chair with woven cane seat and backrest, placed next to a wooden dresser against a green wall.
A vintage-style trunk with black metal hardware, brass decorative elements, and wooden accents, placed on a painter's work surface with paint splatters.
A vintage-style upholstered armchair with pink fabric and floral painted details, sitting in a workshop surrounded by paint cans and tools.
A bathroom with a vintage chandelier hanging from the ceiling, two wall-mounted lights on each side, a freestanding bathtub with bath products on a wire rack, and two vanity tables with countertops on each side.

Translucent and transparent effects over surfaces harken back to white washes/ lime washes, and yet can be adapted to more contemporary looks and colors.


Paint Wash

Kitchen cabinets painted in a blue-green color with a wood finish, above a hardwood floor and adjacent to a patterned rug.
Stone fireplace with a brass framed glass door, flanked by two wooden bookshelves filled with picture frames, books, and decorative items.
Empty black and wood bookshelf with lower closed cabinets, in a room with a window, round wooden coffee table, and a braided area rug on hardwood floor.

Achieve an artisan hand-finished look for cabinetry using color and/or specialty techniques.

Bespoke & Hand-Painted Cabinetry

Kitchen with a stainless steel gas stove, white cabinets, and a tiled backsplash.
A bathroom with a beige and pink color scheme, featuring a white toilet, a pink vanity with a white sink, a gold faucet, a mirror, a shower with a white curtain, and black hexagon floor tiles.

Silk and Sage Design Studio

2700 W. Anderson Ln, Ste 228, Austin, TX 78757

hello@silkandsagedesign.com
512-766-3486