The Designer Insider: Modern Crystal Bud Lighting

Aug 12, 2011

Modern Crystal Bud Lighting

Crystal Bud Modern Chandelier
A beautiful modern chandelier can have crystals too! Vines of crystal buds intertwine along the iron arms of this unique chandelier. All distressed silver leaf with highlights of gold on a larger chandelier. Size: 40" across x 33" high. Item #C09178 at The Designer Insider.

Brush On Aging! Paint Lessons 101

1- Sand your unfinished furniture piece.
2- Apply paste wax in the corners or places you do not want the paint to adhere.
3- Coat entire surface with primer.
4- Choose two shades of paint. One for the undercoat to show through and one for the topcoat.
5- Paint with the first coat of paint (undercoat).
6- Add additional paste wax on areas where you want the undercoat to show through after the first coat dries.
7- Paint the second color.
8- Scour sections of the furniture with a wire brush or coarse sandpaper to encourage the "aging" process!