Glazing

I found this frame at a yard sale over the weekend.  The original price tag said $99.99...I don't think so!  When I brought it home I wasn't quite sure what I was going to do with it but while sitting at work it hit me.  I had some "oops" paint that is the perfect turquoise that I would paint the frame and then I would glaze it with black to make the designs pop.

Here it is before:

I primed it and let it dry for about 30 minutes.  It was super hot and sunny outside so I figured that was long enough.  Then I hand painted it with the turquoise paint.  It would have been WAY easier to use spray paint but I have yet to find the perfect turquoise in a spray paint.  After that dried for about an hour I went to town with the glaze.

Some people buy "special" glaze but not me.  Who's got time to keep running to the store, or the money?!?!  I just use semi-gloss or high gloss paint mixed with a little bit of water.  That's it.  Nothing special about it.  Actually now that I think about it...the homemade kind is more special than the store bought kind.  Boo-yah.  

I had to work super quick because it was drying so fast.  I did a small section at a time.  You just paint it on pretty heavy and wipe it off with a damp rag.  Also, get ready for some ugly looking hands and finger nails.  The paint from the rag gets all over you.  I look a little gothic right now.

The finished project is so totally worth it though:

 

The piano bench was a yard sale find from this past Saturday.  It actually has storage for books!  I am so excited about it because before we had the bench seat sitting there and bleh, that did not look good there at all.  I am going to recover the faux leather that is on there now.  Stay tuned... (no pun intended)

Mozart was a yard sale find from about a month ago.  

 To the booth it goes...even though I really like it up there...