watercolor wonder

The watercolors have been hung! It took a couple days longer than expected, but, with a bit of patience, we got through it. Only one of them was re-matted and 3-4 of them have "new" frames.... and by new, I mean they were from my finds earlier in the week. All of the frames were originally gold and I spray painted them black. To add a little character I lightly distressed them to show some of the gold underneath. Unfortunately, on a couple of the frames the paint came off with barely any touch from the sandpaper and are showing more gold than I would like. I am thinking about repainting and trying those two again. We will see....














Luckily, D was an Art History major and worked for a few years at the Art Museum in preservation and restoration... so, in addition to his own mat cutter, he truly knows how to properly mat and frame any piece of art.

Blogger Tips:
* We have spray painted many items over the last several years and have found that Krylon spray paint from Ace goes on the smoothest, with the least drip. It's also the easiest on your trigger finger.
* Never, ever use cardboard in any type of photo or art frame as it causes the art/photo to fade.

This is a wide shot of the wall with the watercolors. The large cabinet in the corner is our game cabinet from Bucks County Furniture. We had it built to our specs to hold all our new and old board games. It is nearly full. Below the art is a cedar chest I bought at at consignment shop for $15. I have been meaning to refinish it. The small box was my grandfather's old tool box and the globe came from D's grandfather (via his dad). There is also a National Geographic from 1947 and the vintage suitcase was a quite find for $2 from a random thrift store in SW WI.