The Executive's Desk

The piano bench has been transformed into a miniature desk. Sanding this piece took forever, but once down to bare wood, the mahogany
stain went on very nicely. My famous gold paint marker and the desk was
ready to use. What I like about projects like these are that they have
many uses. A bench, a side table, add some foam and fabric and you have
an ottoman.
Pieces like these are fun to work with, the only decision is deciding
what you want it to be. And also remember the best part, they are
reusable threw out the home.

The
old mirror frame, well the sides went to the barn for a future project,
and the top got a fresh coat of gold spray paint first, then a misting
of black spray paint. I used a gloss spray paint. The mirror frame will
sit on a shelf waiting for the next project that it may be used for.
Stay tuned you never know what project I will be working on next.

Gold Anyone ?

One of my favorite items to have on hand are, a gold paint pen, a
bottle of antique gold paint, a can of gold spray paint, and a small
amount of gold leaf paper.

When you have gold on hand, then just about anything can come to life.

For
example, the Grandfather clock was missing something, it looked too top
heavy and a little out of place. But, what exactly was it? Well. it
needed a little bit of antique gold applied to the wooden do-dad
decoration at the base, and now the clock looks sturdy.

The antique secretary
desk was missing some of it's wooden decorations, a swipe of a gold
paint marker in the right places, and no one would never know. That is en-less they had to point it out, and if they did. They need a life! The same trick worked on an old sewing machine cabinet.

Gold leaf made an old radio cabinet come to life. Now, I am not saying go crazy with gold paints. But, a little adds warmth to any home.