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It Started With One Light Pole & Kept Going!

16 Tuesday Jul 2013

Posted by Playamart - Zeebra Designs in Ecuador, PAINTINGS: ACRYLIC, PAINTINGS: CUSTOM DESIGNS & FLOORS, PEOPLE, TRAVEL: LATIN AMERICA

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Attracting customers, Custom Designs, custom interiors, Lisa Brunetti, Luchy Cevallos Sabando, Palo Santo Cafe Jama Ecuador

Palo Santo Cafe - Before

Palo Santo Cafe – Before

Jama Ecuador

Last year’s  It Started With One Lightpole opened with a story about my friend Luchy Cevallos Sabando.  The post was one of the most popular for the entire year.

It Started With One Light Pole

It Started With One Light Pole

Multi-talented Luchy tapped into his creative genius and opened a cybercafe with emphasis on cafe and not cyber!  He wondered what he could do to attract more business, and before our afternoon painting session was finished, people were slowing down and taking note!

Looking better!

Looking better!

Luchy’s artistic touches throughout his Palo Santo Cafe and his nearby hostal leave little room for improvement!  Several times I volunteered to help with a new project, but there was no obvious space for custom art.

Hostal Entrance

Hostal Entrance

One year later...

(One year later)  At night, the lights come on, tables are moved outside, and the regulars drop by to say, “Hi!”

Popular with all ages, Palo Santo has a relaed vibe.

Popular with all ages, Palo Santo has a relaxed vibe.

luchys PALO SANTO CAFFECH P1480371

Last week while visiting Luchy’s Palo Santo, I reminded him that I’d love to help with a new project.   He pondered for a few minutes, then showed me an area in the VIP room that might make a fun backdrop for group photos. We did a bit of brainstorming, then started on Wednesday and finished on Saturday! Continue reading →

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Hindsight: Custom Interiors & Floors

06 Tuesday Dec 2011

Posted by Playamart - Zeebra Designs in Hand-Painted Floors, PAINTINGS: ACRYLIC, PAINTINGS: CUSTOM DESIGNS & FLOORS

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botanical paintings, custom interiors, hand-painted floors, painted concrete floors

RIVERHOUSE FLOOR  copyright lisa brunetti

WordPress has a fun Daily Prompt, which states, “Now that you’ve got some blogging experience under your belt, re-write your very first post.”

 Ladies and gentelmen:  I present to you the revised first page, posted about a year ago this week!  Thank you for your tireless and amazing support!  Z

I love the challenge of transforming ugly-duckling floors into lovely swans!

zeebra mirror AUDREY Y BILL'S HOUSE la jabilla

Someone asked if I would paint stripes on a mirror! Ha! If only all tasks were so easy!

Custom designs add a lot of character to a room. Stroll with me through a few creative projects and see if you agree! Continue reading →

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