Meet Beatrix

I sanded it a bit and then applied a coat of clear shellac all over the piece to seal it.  For this piece I decided to do a mixture of Duck Egg Blue and Provence for inside the shelves and Country Grey on top:

I started with the inside and loved the color.  It is a beautiful mixture of blue green, like the calming sea.  Then I got the Country Grey out and did a thin coat all over.  The unsightly ring was still shining through and was really bothering me.  So I thought to myself and told Conor, “Let’s try that simple crackle method.”  It was so much fun.  I put the paint on really heavy in different directions and then got the hair dryer and blasted each section with hot air.  Then, like magic.  The paint crackled.  Conor thought it was very funny.  I wish I got a good picture of this but it was too hard as I was trying to work quick with the drying paint.  

I did two coats of clear wax and then followed up with dark wax.  Then took some away and brightened up areas using the clear wax as an eraser.  You can’t even see that drink ring now:

The dark wax really brought out the details of the crackle and the details of the piece.  Check out the details of the dental molding:

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This book shelf will make a nice home for well loved books:

The dark wax and crackle makes this book shelf feel more old world and time worn.  What do you think? Do you like Beatrix’s new look?

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