A cup of OCD anyone!?

Last week I was busy trying to put everything back in its place since the floors were finally done. Don't worry I am not talking abt my floors in this post! Ha! I changed the foyer wall display to this and I just really was not digging it. I obsessed and obsessed and obsessed some more over it. I had to figure something out with little to no money so it was a challenge.

I finally decided I wanted to attempt a frame wall so I gathered all my frames up and started playing.

This little frame is actually from HobLob and was just a little ol plastic white frame. I sprayed it with some ORB spray paint.

I then decided that was not enough and busted out the Rub N Buff in Antique Gold. 

Next came out my new Annie Sloan Chalk Paints and the stranger sign from the foyer. I no longer wanted the sign to be all black so I decided to paint the frame.

The first color I opened was my Chateau Grey. Boy was this stuff super watery!! I stirred and stirred and even put the lid back on and shook it. Still watery.

Used it anyways on the sign.

I also used it on another project I was doing at the same time. In this pic you can see just how watery this color is after one coat. I am wondering if anybody has had this issue or did I just get a bad can!?  

Next I popped open my Old White which was exactly how I expected it to be! Nice and smooth. Not watery.

Then I opened the Jacobean wax which was smooth as butta!! I LOVE this stuff y'all! It was super easy to work with.

After adding a few strokes of Old White to the frame I went over it with the Jacobean to add some age to it.

I think it looks pretty good. Better than it being all black.

Next I started hanging my frames and a few other things.

And here is the final result. I am so glad found a place to use my vintage light sconces that I purchased last month at The Old Oak Cottage. Though I wish I could have used them as electric the candles will do just fine. I did not have enough frames to do an entire frame wall so I am going to continue collecting them and then as I get some more I will add them to this wall or just find something to frame out the top of the wall display. Not sure yet but it does need something more since the wall is so vast in size.

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Write by: AN - Friday, July 22, 2011