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| Lacca Povera |
Recently, I posted about my entry door, and a painted treatment for it. An Andrew Martin wallpaper and the 18th century art of lacca povera (poor mans lacquer) inspired me to further embellish the door, with a chinoiserie motif~
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| 18th century lacca povera |
The Venetians created this style, and it satisfied a desire in the rococo for opulence, without the extravagant expense.
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| Lacca Povera commode |
Prints were cut out, pasted on, and varnished over to get the look~see here for more on lacca povera from a 2012 piece by John Tackett on The Devoted Classicist ~
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| The door before |
This door was a plain vanilla, before it was done in a trompe l'oeil molded look with faux marbre~
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| DFID |
I cut out plates from left over wall paper, shown above~
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| DFID |
A quick snap shot gives an idea of the dramatic look of it~
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| DFID |
I haven't yet varnished over the plates. The varnish will give it a more finished look~ and then I would like to have a leopard rug made for the area to give it a very Madeleine Castaing mood~ stay tuned! Enjoy! DF *****
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| Richard Lowell Neas |
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| Bunny Williams |
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| Here I am 1993, shirt by RL |
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DFID Lacca Povera Door
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Couldn't resist adding this last shot of my "lacca" door ! I finally had a reason to buy Mod Podge from Michaels! DF
(notice the three more pieces I added ~)
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