They've Been Framed!

 I have dark brown walls in my master bedroom.  (I actually like the brown walls, but am not sure if I am going to keep them...But with a million projects going on and summer quickly going by, the walls are staying brown for now.) I do need to keep things on my walls lite and airy though. So, I have the dark brown walls, a couple of old (boring) frames, and two pieces of antique china. In my world, that is the perfect storm for a re-do!

I brushed minimal amounts of Old White on the outside of each frame. The second layer of the frame is an old linen.

It is a little discolored. I like that. I kept it just that way.

 I used glass glue and glued a hook on the back of each china piece. The china was my husband's grandmothers, so I did try to take good care with it.

 I waxed the frames with clear wax before the paint was even dry. Then I sanded them down when they were still a little damp. It all ended up with a very distressed look. Just what I was looking for.

I had the larger platter on bottom initially, then thought to myself that everyone would put the small one on top and the large one on bottom. So I switched them around. I like the non-normal of it now! A very quick little project....  Two pieces of china that would otherwise be put away + two old frames that were just waiting to come out of the closet = Perfect pairing in a cute little brown corner!

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