in searching for an idea for a swank tv concealment device, my clever, resourceful & exceedingly lovely client clipped this from a recent issue of veranda:
her newly-remodeled living room has a more saturated color scheme, and so she requested a custom blue. after her carpenter finished…
…i mixed a blue/gray and laid it on over a ground of buff white:
a quick coat of clear wax followed by dark brown tinted wax softened up to almost a glaze-y consistency went on top:
as a final touch, a bit of gilding wax was added to the little corner medallions.