


BUT, I did get back to some artsy type design yesterday. I had purchased a lamp off ebay. It is a mid century, chalk based lamp and it arrived, as described, all painted black with some worn places with exposed white"chalk." I want to use this piece in my house and the colors there are autumnal earth tones with browns and oranges and light greens. So, this is what I did with the lamp:
First, I painted it all brown, leaving a little black showing through here and there. (pic 1 &2 )
Then, I layered that with other shades of brown plus yellow/gold and added some touches of orange to one shape of leaf and green to the other leaves, leaving the tree trunk with just the browns and golds.
Next, I dry brushed it all with metallic gold. (pic 3)
Last, I dry brushed blackened bronze metallic surfacer onto the tree trunk. (pic 4)
This is the result.
I also have a square silk shade to embellish before I re-assemble it all. I'll post the finale production, soon.
The seller tells me that last year they had a pair of these that Martha Stewart bought. Hey, maybe she will mass produce them for her product line. If so, I wonder how they will compare to my refurbished "original?" That would be fun to see.
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