C’era Una Volta

Vicenza, Italy

Once Upon a Time was born from a deep desire to give new life to furniture from the past, transforming it into unique creations that tell timeless stories.

Each piece takes shape through antique patinas and textured techniques, the result of careful artistic and artisanal research.

My journey began fourteen years ago with the creation of shabby chic–style furniture. Over time, I specialized in interior design, restoration, and the sale of furnishings, refining skills that blend tradition with contemporary creativity.

Each creation is a one-of-a-kind piece: I leave room for my imagination, carefully and sensitively interpreting my clients’ wishes. Every piece of furniture preserves the memory of what it once was and evolves into a new identity, becoming an integral part of your home design.

I use chalk paints, combined with powders and plaster, and apply ancient decorative techniques based on casein and albumin. I design and create custom pictorial stencils, tailor-made according to the client’s requests, using traditional methods.

Every decoration is completely personalized.

My style ranges from shabby chic to Provençal, from chippy to more creative decorations, allowing my imagination to know no limits when, in the studio, I work with brushes and colors.

Over the years, I have decorated numerous homes, exterior fixtures, furniture, walls, and ceilings with exposed beams, as well as many other furnishing elements.

My furniture is also available through a catalog, with worldwide shipping.

My art is dedicated to those who believe that every piece of furniture has a story to tell and that every creation should remain unique, capable of moving emotions and lasting over time.

I live in Italy and work in my studio, where each of your wishes takes shape and becomes reality.

I am Monica.