I Just Couldn't Leave It Alone

When I shared the Guest Bath Reveal I mentioned that the wood plaque I had painted might get updated a bit and of course it did. I just couldn't leave it alone.

This is what I started with. This is a plaque from the Southern Living Collection that was sold years ago at home parties and my sister was one of their sellers. Did any of y'all sell or go to one of these parties?

I gathered my supplies of Miss Mustard Seed milk paint in Artissimo which is a beautiful dark blue and the Hemp Oil that I love to use.

I set everything up on my kitchen counter and painted two coats of the blue on and let that dry.

Then I took a piece of sandpaper and just knocked off a bit of the paint here and there and some of it did peel since it was milk paint and that is what I was hoping for.

I rubbed the oil on everywhere and you can see the lighter blue spots where I did not rub the oil.

I hung it in the bathroom and it looked like this. It was okay, but very dark and hard to see the detail.

I grabbed my jar of Miss Mustard Seed white wax and a small brush and just started brushing it all over.

I loved the texture the white wax was adding.

I stopped and took this shot so you could see the difference of how the wax transformed this piece.

Now all the detail pops and it looks much better in the bathroom.

Have y'all tried the white wax yet? 

Come back tomorrow for another fabulous favorite room!