Antique Bureau Refurb
I bought this stunning antique with the idea of totally renovating it to the point of removing all the art... before you scream I was only THINKING about it.
This is a before pic that shows the amount of wear and tear - real shabby chic and very popular for the day it was in the shop before being snapped up!
The insides were pretty shabby too :-) The artwork was done in the 1920s by the wife of the General who presented it to her... maybe so she could write to him frequently? Romantic...
My client asked me to paint all over in dark grey and change the gold to silver but LEAVE all the lovely artwork. So I did.
She's pretty cute now, all the old paint has been covered with a custom dark grey and sealed with a wax varnish. The gilding has been changed to silver.
Additionally, the request was for light grey inside, so that was done with a silver inner drawer.
The single drawer was refurbed in the same grey, with silver gilded handles.
I hope I did the right thing - what do you think?
This is a before pic that shows the amount of wear and tear - real shabby chic and very popular for the day it was in the shop before being snapped up!
The insides were pretty shabby too :-) The artwork was done in the 1920s by the wife of the General who presented it to her... maybe so she could write to him frequently? Romantic...
My client asked me to paint all over in dark grey and change the gold to silver but LEAVE all the lovely artwork. So I did.
She's pretty cute now, all the old paint has been covered with a custom dark grey and sealed with a wax varnish. The gilding has been changed to silver.
Additionally, the request was for light grey inside, so that was done with a silver inner drawer.
The single drawer was refurbed in the same grey, with silver gilded handles.
I hope I did the right thing - what do you think?
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