Art Nouveau Gorgeousness

Thank you so much to everyone that emailed to tell me
they missed seeing our pieces on the blog!

I know we were sidetracked for awhile,
but I feel like we're back with a vengeance...

Ken brought someone on board to help him prep the pieces,

so they are getting to me FAST!

I've been painting like a maniac all week :0)
(you know how happy that makes me, right?)

We picked up this GORGEOUS dresser last week

She's a BEAST...80 inches long and weighs a LOT

I fell in love with the curves on this girl, and all the amazing details

Very Art Nouveau, don't you think?

My inspiration:

The finished piece makes me HAPPY

I used Credenza One Step Paint from Amy Howard at Home as my base

to create the custom colors you see here

A sultry blue green, a soft mint, and just a touch of white for contrast

I decided to gold leaf ALL the raised details

Yes, it took forever

Yes, I used a lot of gold leaf

(but at $10/25 sheets, who's counting??)

I don't always use Bole underneath the leaf...

but in this case, I loved the way the deep reddish brown color

 played against the cool greens

The handles are cast brass, and are original

This beast certainly is a beauty now, don't you think?

Thanks for stopping by!

Michele