Forgot I Even Had This

When we moved last Fall from New York to Ohio, I brought all my pictures and wall décor.  It didn’t take long for me to realize that with an open floor plan, that meant less walls, which meant a lot of my pictures weren’t going to get used.  So, they wound up in the attic and under the guest room bed.  Like this one.

I forgot I even had this picture!  I found it when I was looking for an under-bed shoe bin.   This frame was originally a white crackle with gold underneath {when I bought it}.  I then painted it black a few years ago.

If I had more wall space in the living room, I could use it in here.  My next option is this space above the bookcases in the sunroom. 

Very high, cathedral ceilings that just call out for something.  While I had the Coco and Old Ochre out to do the little accent table for in here, I decided to makeover this frame, yet again.

As I mentioned in my post about the table, I wasn’t crazy about the Coco {at least for these projects} so I wound up dry brushing the Old Ochre over the frame.  The pictures above and below are pre-wax.

I did clear then dark wax.  I was just going to do clear wax, but thought the dark wax might help give it a more aged look.

I kept the dark wax to a minimum, but did put a bit extra in some spots to give a more aged appearance.

I attached some felt pads to the back {we’ve got tons since we put in the wood floors}, sat it on top of the bookcases and leaned it against the wall.

The black would have been too harsh in here with the color scheme, so painting the frame changed it up just right for me.  I did notice afterward that the paint color wound up picking up on the color in bulb portion of the botanical, as well as the color of the background script and little flowers in the mat area.