It's a poster from the Empire Sewing Maching Company (est. 1861). This baby is large! 54x36 to be exact. My mission was to "age" her. So the first thing I did was take it outside to my back porch along with a spray bottle of water, a pair of scissors and a rock from my garden.
I went at it for about 30 minutes transforming her.....
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just getting started |
As I was putting up the plaster, I realized the print on the poster was still too vibrant. Nothing that some sanding couldn't take care of! Yup. I literally sanded the poster. It worked great. Really fading the colors nicely. Oh, and I also tore it some more since it needed more aging.
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inside the dressing room |

There's a couple more transformations that I'm still working on for this space. The curio cabinet is being toned down from a pale blue to a grey. Also, I have a neutral slipcover due in for the love seat. Fingers crossed, it's going to work well since the floral pattern needs to go and I really don't want the expense of re-upholstering.
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