Artists Offering Creative Solutions
Atelier Chroma is a specialty painting and restoration studio dedicated to the preservation and enhancement of historic and architecturally significant buildings. Our work focuses on delivering exceptional craftsmanship, durable finishes, and historically appropriate restoration solutions. The studio was founded by Derek Stefanuk, a professional artist, decorative painter, and construction professional with over 20 years of international experience spanning the scenic arts, fine art, and architectural restoration trades. This diverse background informs a practice that values traditional techniques, material integrity, and respect for original design intent. Our team of artists and craftspeople combines the discipline and reliability of high-end commercial construction with the sensitivity required for detailed restoration and decorative painting. We are often engaged on projects where historic character must be carefully preserved while integrating modern performance standards. Based in Brooklyn, New York, Atelier Chroma serves residential, institutional, and commercial clients throughout New York City and the greater tri-state area.
Architectural
Restoration
Skilled artisans in antique wood work restoration and repair. An artists hand works best for restoring sensitive heritage architecture and decorative elements.
- Antique window restoration
- complete wood window stripping and refurbishment, new chains or cord, damaged glass replacment, new putty, new antique style weather seals for period authenticity.
- Antique entry door restoration
- Paint or varnish stripping
- New custom weather seals.
- repair of loose hinges or door not opening/closing properly.
- Installation of new door hardware.
All other restoration work
- Exterior architectural elements at height; cornices, siding, dormers.
- Decorative elements in wood or plaster
- Infrared paint stripping for removal of heavy paint layers on any surface
Brownstone doors, Williamsburg Brooklyn
Weeksville Heritage Center. Brooklyn NY
Vestibule Edifice La Presse. Montreal Canada
Commercial & Residential
Decorative Painting
Over 20 years of experience working behind the scenes in Film, Theatre, Retail, Photo sets, events and high end residential projects.
Venetian Plaster Walls
- Scenic art services for events, photography, stage performances, television and film.
- Custom painted stage flooring and stage flooring systems
- Props creation & painting
- Custom murals or artwork
- Painted backdrops
- translight
- opaque/bounce
- scrim
- opera netting.
- Interior finishes
- Lime wash
- Venetian Plaster
- Faux wood
- Trompe L’oeil
- Leafing
- Custom furniture finishes
Hand painted acrobatic mats for "Corteo" by CIrque du Soleil.
Copy of oil painting
