Piano Pizazz
by
Nicole Frances
(IC: homeowner)
9 Materials
$40
5 Days
Medium
Piano Bench with Potential
I had bought this sad little piano bench from an auction. Right away I knew what I wanted to do with it.
- I checked over the Bench and fixed any cracks or chips with wood glue. I took apart the lid and hinges.
- Using mineral spirits, I cleaned the bench and let air dry.
- Using a 220 grit sandpaper, I gave the bench a little once over.
After I lightly sanded the bench I prepped it for painting.
- I used Fusion Mineral Paint in Midnight Blue. I applied the first coat and let dry over night and then added a second coat.
- When the second coat was dry, I added Fusion Tough Coat to seal in the paint. Since this bench will be used on a regular basis it was best to coat it.
- Now came the tricky part. Cautiously and carefully I took my time and used copper leaf on the legs. I taped off the parts that I wanted to leaf. Using leaf primer I applied only to the areas that I wanted the copper leaf to stick to. This took ALOT of patience. I mean ALOT.
- After the legs were done in copper leaf, I carefully and painstakingly applied the decorative copper leaf on the front.
- I used a small fine paint brush to make the strokes and applied the leafing. This probably took longer than painting the whole bench. 😉
- I picked up a small decorative ceramic piece that is in the middle of the bench at a small antique shop. I finished it with primer and copperleaf.
- Once copperleaf was dry I sealed it with a thin coat of modge Podge.
- Using "no more nails" I fastened the decorative piece to the bench.
- I had previously measured and marked out the centre of the bench with chalk.
I had full intentions of selling this piece when I bought the bench at auction, but now that she's done, I decided to keep it all for myself.
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Published June 28th, 2018 8:35 AM
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