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I found this beautiful French looking credenza about a year ago at a local estate sale. It sat brown for a while (see below.) Although I loved it in it's original condition, the balance of wood furniture to painted furniture ratio was off in my living room. I need a mixture of materials and colors or things seem boring to me. Here is the after photo!:
The before!
It's definitely very beautiful in it's original finish. That's why it took a year to do anything to it. I was really on the fence about altering it. But when you pay $95 for something it's not a huge loss if you repaint it.
I gave it a good cleaning and then used Annie Sloan's French gray paint. I then used the clear wax to seal it. I decided to give the accent pieces a coat of gold acrylic paint to help them stand out and give it more of that french look. I initially wanted to gold leaf paint them, but guess what? It's not even sold in stores anymore. Are people stealing it? That's really the old thing I could think of!
I also used an old piece of rose fabric to make a little runner for the top. It's reversable with a different but similar fabric. It protects the table but also adds more interest.
I of course made the runner longer than it needed to be! I could always trim it off and add some tassles or something to the edge.
The roman/greek bust just seems so at home on this table!
My little stool with tassels also fits perfectly underneath.
Hope you enjoyed this little furniture makeover!
xo
Cathleen
