A flaming blush

By karensue at Shabby with a Shimmer in ZELIENOPLE, PA.

I gave this antique desk a new life by first stripping the top, side and drawers. I brought the flame mahogany veneers to life by re staining in minwax jacobean and poly urethaned in minwax semi gloss. The frame i painted in a custom blush color mixing 3 parts debbie dyi crinoline with 1 part french chic romance. Sealed the paint with minwax poly acrylic and hi-lited the filigree with rose gold and gold gilding wax. The original brass drawer pulls were cleaned and reattatched while new crystal knobs were placed on the center drawer.

Project Category

Upcycling Merit Categories›Roll Out The Burl-El

Color Recipe

  • 3 parts debbie dyi crinoline
  • 1 part french chic romance

Products Used

  • minwax jacobean stain
  • minwax poly acrylic and poly urethane
  • debbie dyi chalk paint in crinoline
  • french chic chalk paint in romance
  • craft smart metalic wax in rose gold

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