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Paris Grey & King Gold Gilding Wax
By Stylish Patina on Aug 01, 2012
I really wish I had taken a before of this dresser but in usual form I was running late and needed to get it finished to put in the shop and forgot to snap the before {darn it!}. This adorable little dresser had these amazing key holes…
…and carved wood handles…
…that I just fell in love with! So when I was looking at the dresser and imaging all the things I could do to it I just kept coming back to these two really amazing elements. I thought about going funky and doing Antibes Green and heavily distressing it for a cool rustic look but I kept being drawn to accenting these elements in a classy way.
My final formula ended us being pretty generic. I used a light coat of old white focusing on the handles and edges and then I used Paris Grey. After distressing & waxing the fun started to happen…gilding wax! I just LOVE this stuff, I think it’s my new favorite toy.
I chose the King Gold color and initially was applying it with a little cheese cloth over my finger but eventually I ditched the cheese cloth and just applied it with my bare finger {I know professional ..right:-}. But hey it worked and I love it. I accented the edges of the top, the handles and the key holes. I used such a small amount of the gilding wax, I’m telling you that stuff goes far! If you get a little too much in one area you can take a bit of clear wax and blend it in:-) So here she is….
This is a great example of how you can take a piece that is intended to be more “country” and really transform it into something unexpected with a little vision.
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