
Describing his art as contemporary realism, David uses traditional elements but twists them with a message. Using wood as his canvas and acrylics as his choice of paints, he begins his process with many subtle, slow layers. “That’s what gives it the depth and dimension,” David explains. “It’s a very, very slow process where I make gradual changes.”
![Designer Paige Kontrafouris Layers Her 100-Year-Old Home with Collected Treasures “I think my own personal style is a bit of French design [and] a little bit of English, but I just love that overly collected, curated, layered space that looks lived in and comfortable,” Paige says.](https://thecottagejournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Photo-May-05-2022-2-46-08-PM_OTR-feat-218x150.jpg)




