Obsessed with Tiffany Silver Color

As my readers know, I often re-paint furniture.  Lately I have become obsessed with finding the perfect silver paint to mimic Tiffany...and the pictures below.  I am still on the hunt.  If you know of any paint colors that give that almost ethereal tone of silver--let me know!!  I know I could mix one and I might have to...but oh, for this particular shade of silver!!!

When I find the way to achieve this --I will blog about it, with pictures so you can do it to!! 

 If anyone can give me a color that matches these found at www.crownfrenchfurniture.com--I will share it with everyone.  I promise!! :)

The Joy of Briwax

For anyone who hand paints furniture or signage and loves an aged and distressed look--Briwax is Amazing!  I no longer have to take out my glazing medium every-time I want to accentuate chippy paint and surface scratches.  Now I grab my trusty rag and can of Briwax and let er rip!

This has been a fairly recent discovery for me, I love to frequent a primitives store called Apple Valley in Piqua Ohio with my Mom.

The shop owner makes the yummiest oils for candles and really lovely sewn primitives and all that...One day I was chatting with her and she asked me if I had ever used Briwax.  Since I had no clue, the answer was a no, and I left with it that day in my bag, as an experiment.

I have used it many different ways, from getting a yellowed aged feel for primitive furniture, to all out aged water stains on my French Shabby pieces.

I am honestly not trying to sound like a commercial here, but it has really helped me out--it also protects a piece--and for those of you who hand paint furniture, I encourage you to give it a go.