Tweakin' and Fluffing: Master Bedroom

So I've been staring at the gallery wall in our master bedroom I shared with you last week and I decided a tweak was needed.  Notice anything different?

Here's the "before" ...

It's not a huge tweak, no worries if it doesn't stand out to you ...  believe it or not it took hubs a week to even notice the whole gallery wall, I mean, it's not small and it's the wall you see when you enter the room, I'm just sayin'.  Anyway.  Here's a hint about the gallery wall tweak ...

{"Painting" a white linen art matt with Antique Gold Rub-N-Buff to create the illusion of a much larger frame.}

The matt around that picture was too big / white and distracted from the gold leaf frame thing goin' on.  That matt is actually linen (real fabric, not a linen textured paper) so I wasn't sure how to change the color.  Certainly didn't want to take the chance of gold paint oozing onto the picture.  So I tested a little Rub-N-Buff on a scrap of fabric and it seemed to work fine.  Then 15 minutes later the art had the appearance of a much larger gold frame minus the distracting white linen matt.  Here's a detail shot of the Rub-N-Buff "painted" antique gold linen fabric matt ...

{Close-up of linen picture matt painted with Rub-N-Buff}

You can see there is a golden shimmer in some areas ... this is where I applied a second coat of the product and really buffed it with my paint brush.  I do plan to get a tube of bright gold leaf Rub-N-Buff and go back and lightly add highlights, but that's another day.

So while I had the tube of Rub-N-Buff out, the starburst hanging above our bed went from this ...

to this ...

The starburst now looks retro, is more "age appropriate" looking (the crystal baubles were beginning to feel somewhat pre-teen to me), and ties in nicely with the gold on the gallery wall.

Oh, then the best accessory of any room in our house joined the photo shoot ...

Can't believe how far this single tube of $4 Rub-N-Buff has gone ... that picture matt is huge and the fabric "ate" a lot of product, and the starburst required a second coat to cover the cut glass gems at the end of the bursts, and I also used this same tube on a large lamp base.  That's a lot of gold for a little price.  I'm not being compensated to talk about Rub-N-Buff, they don't even know I exist (wouldn't mind meeting a rep though) ... I'm just sharing this info cause I'm excited about how effective, easy, and cheap it was to do these projects.  

Did you notice the new black & white stripped pillows and bedding?  I love the addition of this classic and graphic pattern to our room and it doesn't hurt that I picked up those Kate Spade sheets at Home Goods.  Happy happy!

Later this week I'll post a few tips for fluffing your bedding to get a luxe look for a little cost.  And my tips are super puppy / kid / hubby friendly ... looks luxe but nothing so precious it can't be tossed in the washer.  Hope you'll join me then.  But before you go, have you used Rub-N-Buff on anything lately?  What's your fav color ... are you a bright and shiny fan or do you prefer the antiqued tone?

Thanks for dropping by,

Robin

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