The least attractive feature of the house, the stairwell and musty basement area, were grey and dark with very low ceilings. It is now a cozy wine tasting area with lots of surprises.

Corks and Wine labels imbedded into stairwell walls.
Cement stained and aged –beautiful!
Mustiness solved with moisture blocking paint with anti-mildew additives and top coated with vanilla scented paint.
Walls and ceiling resemble pitted stone so you feel you’re in a cavern.
Cheap pine boxes stained for wine storage.
“Tumbled marble” countertop created with tape, plasters and glaze.
Faux aged “leather,” “stained glass,” “inlaid” wood, and stone-molding.
Painted aged “Westover Winery” sign named after neighborhood.
Murals of: Tuscany, a wine storage room, and painted wine racks.
Painted cork and broken wine glass on steps.
Cut bottles in faux rack and shelf.
Grey stairs wood grained to look like expensive stairs.
Faux “inlaid wood” door.
A plastic industrial barrel painted to look like an old oak barrel.

These are just some of the many transformations done by the artists.
For an up-close and more detailed look into how some of these techniques were done check out

The House that Faux Built: How to Transform Your Home
From Shabby to Showplace
Using Paints, Plasters and Creativity!
by Adrienne van Dooren.

Adrienne van Dooren - Room Captain, Design, Pitted Stone, and Faux Leather
Celeste Stewart - Room Lieutenant and Wine Racks
Susie Goldenberg and Erick Whiteside - Stained Cement Floor and Wine Label Mural
Annie Lemarié - Faux Wood Wine Barrel
Kate Nagle - Faux Stained Glass
Michael Gorss - Trompe L'Oeil Wine Cabinet
Wanda Timmons - Faux Tumbled Marble Countertop
Mary Kingsland Gibilisco - Trompe L'Oeil Mural
Rebecca Hotop - Painted Glass Holder
Ann Bayer - Staging
Team Members - Lisa Turner, Ann Bayer, Robin Bear, Hector Lopez, Rebecca Hotop, Tracie Weir, Debbie Dennis, Carol Patterson, and Mitch Eanes

Basement Stairwell and Faux Inlaid Wood Door:
  Maggie O'Neill - Project Captain and Primary Artist
  Stacy Matarese - Project Lieutenant
  Team Member - Christine Barnette