Love At First Sight
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I found this gigantic framed art
at the thrift store.
It was love at first sight.
Not with the artwork.
It was the beautiful frame.
I removed the art
and took out my trusty spray paint.
Surprised? It's not black.
I used Caramel Latte metallic
to cover the gold.
Once dry, I brushed over the frame with
diluted brown paint, then rubbed off the
high spots to give it the appearance of age
and show off the details.
I adore the look of
my giant empty frame
leaning against the wall.
And it does a great job
hiding the lamp cord too.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcY9mfrwZ72ltGcpcxOHCzM01ZIUyXrYXK-KdzYn6sVlJtjW9pbT5nfsEM_f7d0VUIpyEdJ02oOZ9TKCPyM01mKZ42w6ccGPQaBALHR34dWPooX448ZJDqXxfBx3eyLT0beP7MjA/s320/IMG_2633.jpg)
Not with the artwork.
It was the beautiful frame.
I removed the art
and took out my trusty spray paint.
Surprised? It's not black.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3GXh8WrR-h69w522zkHhyphenhyphenkn08AWz-u8xxd75wPkqaXWmUCz88pZn8qEx-Xbk_AaOUo_PW7bMQ1e6HMLy2d1KZyRYXgcVXK0Sm-JtiXsM7-9fvAL6XZE-BtTRLpeAxvAP-LXPXag/s320/IMG_2639.jpg)
to cover the gold.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHRb9OnAC2w40AyjFN_7di5pxROwSmWZMhKbAqT6sTKuNkfe9jSmpDw5QfS_LPNi5mVrEXnNfVUpID80M7zzy69fTWI9-bTwczct6WGIO_GW7HCdyxE5BEMGtpLZlI95EHP_ndrg/s320/IMG_2642.jpg)
diluted brown paint, then rubbed off the
high spots to give it the appearance of age
and show off the details.
I adore the look of
my giant empty frame
leaning against the wall.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOhkHC-jalCvysKWSVZshCRoHxmW3ov6NOwWmN_2r3SV9FNoHBUjMTXtOd8CKEjhSqvvNDZDwh-19KpuoL7b2Wtsts4_kNBdHCZINF_CA28YO3qQi-eKpn6vLuCoJxkhwHw3Nzqw/s320/IMG_2644.jpg)
hiding the lamp cord too.