STAINING DECORATIVE CORBELS FOR A STOVE VENT-A-HOOD

STAINING DECORATIVE CORBELS FOR A STOVE VENT-A-HOOD

My client wanted to replace the corbels on the tile under her stove vent-a-hood.

She found these really beautiful ornate corbels.  

They were natural wood and didn't have a finish on them.  

She asked me to stain them to match the decor in her kitchen.

Her vent-a-hood was faux painted with a brown glaze. 

 Her granite and the tile behind her stove had a lot of brown tones, too.  

She held the corbel for me so I could take this picture.

I think they will look really beautiful when she has them attached to the tile.

You can put corbels under a  stove vent-a-hood, under a shelf, under a mirror, on either side of a mirror...there are so many ways you can decorate your home with corbels.

You can paint them any color, stain them or even leave them a natural wood color.

Look online for corbels in a store near you. 

HAND PAINTING MARSHA'S DINING ROOM FURNITURE A GRAY & WHITE DISTRESSED FINISH

HAND PAINTING MARSHA'S DINING ROOM FURNITURE A GRAY & WHITE DISTRESSED FINISH

Marsha asked me to paint her dining room furniture.

She wanted a lightly crackled and distressed gray and white finish.

Of course crackle, distress and aging are my favorite things to do.

She chose a beautiful gray and white fabric for her chair cushions.

The rug has lots of green, gray and rusty rose colors.

This is a close up of the finish on her buffet/sideboard.

After painting and distressing I rubbed a very light gray glaze over all.

Before she had the cushions covered, she sent me a picture of the fabric.

Isn't it beautiful!!

She wanted me to paint the top of the dining table and buffet a lightly crackled gray.

Wonderful little Zoey & Zeus.  

Sooo cute and fun!

This is one of my favorite kitchens. 

A while back I painted, glazed and distressed the cabinets.

The white granite is amazing!!

This is the large kitchen island that I painted and distressed a dark gray green.  

Then I applied a heavy coat of glaze over the green to antique or age the piece. 

 I love the handles that Marsha chose.

They found this stained glass piece in rural Texas.  It came from an old church.

They put a light behind it and it looks really, really nice with the light on.

The dining room is so large it was easy painting the furniture right there in place.  Marsha will be replacing that china cabinet in the background.  She has a larger cabinet that is full of  antique family quilts and I think she is planning to put it on that back wall.  Also, she is going to paint the frame on the mirror in gray and silver tones leaving a little gold.

Her furniture was really beautiful before, but is really, really nice now.

Marsha is very happy!!

Me too!