So I am painting the inside of the piece, a deep mahogany and distressing it to look aged, then I will rub on a layer of stain to give it a burnished, aged wood look. I am not going to reveal the inspiration on the design style I decided to emulate. Just see if you can guess as I go along. In this picture, the luan in the back is where the mirror will go, so it is not painted.
This picture does not show the color well at all. I need better mood lighting in the workshop for sure!!!
As with all the pieces of furniture that I create, I feel like they need to have some little surprise, some small place of mystery within, hidden somewhere. This piece needed a sky. I felt a bit like Michaelangelo in the Sisteine, painting this.I put a sky in the top which will only be seen through the glasses hanging down, but there will be a light up there, so it may reflect in the mirror. I am not sure yet. The piece to the left, was just my practice board. It ended up a little different, but I like them both.
So here is the final sky in the top of the mini bar to the right....
I think you can get a little bit better feel for the color in this picture, but it will show up much better once the stain is applied. I should have the mirror soon, and the doors, shelves, drop downs, boxes, etc. are all coming together separately, so I will reveal those once they are installed. Thanks for checking in. Until we meet again....
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