CHANGING A WATERFALL - coco handpainted desk

 

I've never been a fan of water fall / art deco styled furniture, but it is made well

and there is plenty of it out there.

This piece comes from The Gelco Furniture Company in Montreal circa 1950 - 1960.

 

 

I like to change the look and feel of them and have them loved once more.

 

This pieces was update only with paint, hardware, and some appliques.

Not my usually tear down or build upon approach.

 

 

Setting forth to hand paint both end panels and a bit on the front takes just about as many hours

as rebuilding does.

 

 

I also played with dark wax on this piece more creatively then I have in the past.

And I hope Elinor is proud of me for it.

she's one of the Passionate Home ladies who is much more comfortable with dark waxing 

 

I used appliques to disguise some of the art deco lines

and gave it a feminine feel with the handles I used.

 

Here is a close up of one of the hand painted end panels.

 

 

My hand painted desk was finished with Annie Sloan Old White and trimmed with Coco.

 

 

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