The hardware when I bought the piece was quite dark. Similar in color to the mahogany veneer on the bureau. The bureau is not solid mahogany. I thought the hardware was "dirty" but as it turns out it was brass hardware that had "aged or oxidized" over time.
When I cleaned up the brass with brass cleaner it did work well and restored the hardware to it's original yellowish gold shiny brass. The problem is it looked too new to go on the old bureau and the yellowish color did not look good at all with the Annie Sloan chalk paint in "Paris Grey."
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| love the little flower basket hardware-I have never seen hardware like this. They don't make things like they used to! |
Not sure yet if this one is a keeper. I think I will sell it! It was a LOT of work but it is a pretty piece and for the most part fun to work on!
I gave the piece two coats of "Paris Grey" and then gave it a coat of clear wax. The second coat of wax I mixed with some "Aubusson Blue". It gave the piece some dimension and the color has a bit of a blue cast and i think the tinted wax gives the piece a little dimension.
I then added some pure white paint (Behr) and highlighted all the details and the hardware. That was a little too bright white so I decided to do a sparse color wash with the grey. i mixed a little of the "Paris Grey" with some water and lightly went over parts of the hardware.
Not sure yet if this one is a keeper. I think I may sell it! It was a LOT of work but it is a pretty piece and for the most part fun to work on!
