In these tough economic times, renovating one\u2019s home is troublesome. So why go full-blown when you can go faux? The exterior paint design of one Pacific Beach house, located on two lots at Jewell and La Playa streets, is a mere optical illusion. Owner Antoinette Kiriaze wanted to improve the exterior aesthetic without paying a hefty price. Bringing back her European roots to the West Coast, she found fellow Grecian and established scenic artist Kleo Kourakli for the job. Kourakli\u2019s work has improved the building\u2019s property value with just a few brush strokes. “The house needed improvement and instead of making a real renovation that would cost them a lot more money, they decided to make this kind of faux painting that cost less [and saved them time],” Kourakli said. In San Diego less than a year, Kourakli had made her mark on restaurants, residential spaces (both interior and exterior) and bars all over Greece \u2014 imitating underground caves, seaside balcony views and stone walls with paint. Innovative and personal, her work on the Pacific Beach home features faux stone borders and hardware store blinds that were designed with Europe in mind. Kiriaze, another native Grecian who has been in San Diego for two decades, said the design paralleled those in her home country. “I always like to do something unique. It was an opportunity to do something that wasn\u2019t just plain color,” Kiriaze said. She found Kourakli\u2019s designs appealing when she sighted them abroad, and commissioned the artist once back in the States. With these type of renovations, home owners “can give their houses a fresh feeling in a few day\u2019s time, without having all the mess that a real renovation would produce,” Kourakli said. Kourakli studied scenic art in Paris and Greece, and has seen her work face facades, store front inlets and homes all over the world. Find Kourakli\u2019s work in other local spaces like Cafe Athena and La Jolla Costa Verde Plaza\u2019s Apollonia Greek Bistro.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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