From 1950 to 2018!
by
Julie McDowell - Design Artist
(IC: blogger)
4 Materials
$50
2 Days
Medium
I was lucky enough to obtain this piece, it has a mirror that was removed for transportation.
Great bones but this lady needed some reconstruction work as her veneer was beginning to chip and fade. I cleaned and fixed her up and prepped her for her makeover
My go-to fix is usually a raised stencil. I love this stencil and used drywalll compound. I left a circle in the middle so I could add an image transfer
Here it is painted in a custom colour and dry brushed with white to highlight the raised details.
Using a laser copy of a watercolour painting I did some time ago, it was reduced in size to fit in the circle. I knew as soon as I made the beautiful lavender shade that this image would be perfect. I used a water-based product to transfer the image after painting the circle white. I LOVE it. A digital download of this painting is available here
I wasn't done with this beauty yet. I wanted to make her look fabulous and so applied gold leaf randomly on the edge
and on the legs
and on the mirror uprights too. I love how it looks like it has peeled away over the years
After 3 coats of a satin top coat, this lady is ready to be shown to the world. I am thrilled with the outcome.
Here is a close up of the stencil
I added the stencil to the moulding on the top drawers
After 3 coats of a satin top coat, this lady is ready to be shown to the world. I am thrilled with the outcome.
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Published January 19th, 2018 2:08 PM
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Barbara White Nicholas on May 14, 2018
WOW! It really is a work of art!
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Julie McDowell - Design Artist on May 15, 2018
Thank you Barbara!
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Skilled Thrifty Creatives on Jul 02, 2020
Love the periwinkle, love the stencil and I especially love the gold leaf! Beautifully restored and I'm very inspired by your work, all the way from here on the East coast to you on the West coast!
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Julie McDowell - Design Artist on Jul 02, 2020
Thank you so much! I really appreciate that, here about are you? Julie
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Where did you find the stencil? Love this. Thanks
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