Historical architectural mural in the Baltimore City neighborhood of Fells Point, installed by Designs & Signs. Painted by hand. For this mural we use a technique called “cutting in”. First the wall is painted with white block filler. After that we apply the pounce patterns and then we come back with a brush to paint […]

Carved stone lettering in granite at The World War II Memorial in Washington, DC.  Kevin handles all of our sandblasting projects. He has more than thirty years of carving experience.. Designs & Signs has carved and gilded various monuments and memorials in Washington, DC and the surrounding area. This photo illustrates the sandblasting process.  A compressor […]

Commercial Signs Washington DC Beautiful hand-painted lettering at Halfsmoke – a new eatery in Adams Morgan A little lettering goes a long way… A new eatery in the Adams Morgan neighborhood of Washington, DC. We lettered the first floor facade on the front and sides of the building. First we use a pounce pattern to apply […]

Whole Foods Short Pump Mural painted by Designs & Signs. Working off of a scissor lift, we needed three days to finish painting this mural. This painted architectural mural was installed by Designs & Signs at Whole Foods Market Short Pump near Richmond, Virginia. First the rectangular area was painted by rollers with white block filler; […]

We traveled to Pittsburgh to paint these architectural murals for Whole Foods Market. The colors are painted in layers; a different pounce pattern for each color. I do really love this style of mural painting. Color and shape are primary, and the reduced detailing allows for better use of color, to create striking contrasts. This is so […]

1645 – Gold Leaf Address Numbers on an historic home in Washington DC. A classic font, double gold leaf mirror numbers with a thin black painted outline. Gold Leaf Address Numbers applied by hand. There’s no substitute for 23 karat gold leaf. We use only the best materials for all of our glass gilding projects […]