How I Created An Architectural Piece
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Shoppe No. 5
3 Materials
$2
3 Hours
Easy
Not too long ago a friend and I went to our favorite salvage store. They were going out of business so we needed one final trip. Among the treasures I bought is the plinth block, I had to look that one up. Now I could have displayed it as is but felt it did need a bit of work to freshen it up.
I knew I had a large wood circle with a decorative edge. My thought was to put them together to give the plinth block a more finished look. After putting a sawtooth hanger on the back of the circle I glued the two pieces together.
Then I sanded the pieces to smooth it out but not enough to destroy the character of the wood. I painted it by layering the paint. I gave it a coat of cream paint and then white.
A light distressing and a coat of clear and then dark wax gave it the look I was going for. It does add architectural interest to the wall. And by layering the two wood pieces gives it a finished look.
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Great suggestions on using the two disparate items, alternating white and cream, then finishing with a dark wax. It looks great.
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