Whew! It's been a while since I last posted, and while I'm home, I've been in a kick of doing a bunch of crafts. One has been repainting a sad old white bookcase that we acquired as a castoff from our aunt and uncle who live nearby.
Unfortunately I didn't have enough foresight to take "before" and "after" pictures. But I decided to paint it red, with a string of flowers along the middle of the shelves. I'll put up several pictures--they should explain it by themselves. :-) It was a long process, but very fun and with a wonderful result!
I practiced on paper for several days, figuring out brush strokes and experimenting with a pattern I could repeat all the way across.
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| the pattern on the shelves |
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| experimenting in the corners |
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| thinking of something special for the middle on the top shelf |
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| close-up of most of the pattern |
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| the top |
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| almost done! only the base left |
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| all done! |
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| close-up of the bottom |
Happily working away on the corners (you can see I just started on the bottom right corner.)
We moved the bookcase up into our living room this last weekend, and it adds so much color and beauty to the room! :-)
That is just SO beautiful!
ReplyDeleteWow, that is really impressive Kathryn!
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