Friday, August 19, 2016

Staining fake wood

I recently bought some watercolor feather wall art for our house. I loved the actual paintings, but hesitated because the faux wood frames were way to gray for our house.
I went ahead and bought them and then pulled out some wood stain to rub on the frame, hoping that it would work and not just make a mess.

I was pleased with the results--the stain warmed the frames up perfectly so they now match the house. yay!
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