Table with Gold Leaf Accents

I've never gold leafed before...so you experts can tell me how I did my first time around.

My best client, Shayne brought me this table. Same old story...great bones, but needed updating.


She wanted it white with gold leafing and distressed. So I gave it my best shot!






I used the Krylon gold leafing pen and I think it would be easier to use gold paint on a piece like this. The Krylon pen is great, but for smaller projects.

So how'd I do? Be honest...can't improve without constructive criticism ;)

~Allison

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Tiny Table Redo

Has anyone else fallen completely behind in blogging and projects since school started? Good night! My progress on things is so slow...several projects are at a standstill and it's just so discouraging. I love my children dearly, but sometimes I dream of having a studio and camping out there while they are at school. In time...in time.

Onto my latest project. Have you ever seen a table like this?


It just needed a little love~







~Allison

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Before and After: Ugliest Light Fixture Ever

While surfing the blogosphere a few weeks ago, I saw an old bathroom light fixture that had been repurposed into a votive candle holder. I cannot remember who did it...but it was featured on a few other blogs. If this was you, speak up so I can give you credit! ;)

So when I ran into this, I thought I could do something similar without too much work.
You may want to shield your eyes....can you imagine this on your bathroom ceiling? *shudder*


First, I took the lightbulbs out and the light covers off and was left with just the brass cover/plate. I had a few ideas that I tried and didn't work, so the finish I came up with was accidental. First, I sprayed it silver. It was ok. Then I waxed it to give it an aged feel. No good. Then I put a coat of brushed white on...and it looked even worse. So I decided to sand off the white. Because I'd waxed it, the white kind of peeled off leaving an uneven finish that I liked.

Here is the light fixture today!




Here's what I love about this...in the center is a hole that needs covering. This means I can change up what's in the center depending on the season or holiday! Brilliant! Christmas? Mistletoe or Pinecones. Easter? A small basket of eggs. Summer? A tall vase of sand and shells. The options are endless!

So next time you see a horiffic light fixture at the thrift store, look at it a different way. It might still work!

~Allison

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Cock-A-Doodle Don't

When Lauren of West Furniture Revival shared this clock; I was blown away. I'd never even considered painting a clock...much less having it turn out well. So when I ran into this clock at my local thrift shop, I loved the shape, but the rooster was not my style. Now, I'm not hatin' on you rooster lovers because that have their place. Just not on a clock like this:

The wood was perfectly dried out and perfect to use my new Fiddes wax in Jacobean. If you have not tried soft furniture wax, you are missing out. I know...it's pricey, but the can will last you forever! I want to wax anything that isn't nailed down right now...that's how much I love this product.

Back to the clock. I painted a sloppy coat of DecoArt white on the outside. I then waxed the whole thing with Jacobean wax. Swoon!! Next, I took that rooster out and found some scrap fabric that would work. Lastly, I took the face of the clock out. The photo matting had been a maroon, so I just covered that up with DecoArt Dove Gray and the inner circle got one coat of DecoArt Neutral Gray. I reassembled the clock, and here ya go!







Excuse my lame mantel decor!

~Allison

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