Do you remember this Italian Magazine holder that I posted about several weeks ago? It started out looking like this:

I found it at an antique fair and for the longest time wasn’t sure what to do with it. That quickly changed when I saw a dresser posted on Pinterest from A Bit O Whimsy. Um…. WOW, she did a fabulous verdigris patina on her dresser and as soon as I saw it, knew I wanted to try it on my magazine holder.

I pretty much followed her tutorial to a T. My magazine holder was already mostly gold, so I just added a little more to the white areas to even it all out. Then I used acrylic (she used chalk paint) paints I had on hand in three teal and green colors, and did a white wash followed by a copper glaze. I finished it off by covering the entire thing with a coat of poly acrylic. It was so easy, and I just love it now!

I love how you can see the copper glaze that’s sunk into all of the detailing on the front…This item is now available for sale in The Shoppe.

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