Romantic French Candelabra

I recently purchased a beautiful candelabra from

Ann at Whimsy By the Sea
at a very reasonable price.

She has a charming booth in King George, Virginia.

When I saw that shabby chic beauty on her post that day,
I wondered if she would sell it to me.
I had the perfect place for it here in this old farmhouse.

See it there on top of the pretty blue dresser in her shop? (Wish I could have bought the dresser, too.)

Ann was so sweet and gracious!

She mailed it right out to me.

When it arrived at my door,

I was thrilled with how pretty it was.

The gold-toned silver needed a wee bit of help, though.
I wanted to give it more of a vintage silver patina.

I had been wanting to try Rub-n-Buff,
which a waxy silver (or gold or verdigris) leaf.

So, I used my 40% coupon at Michael's
and bought some in three different patinas.

I read the instructions and starting dabbing and rubbing the silvery mixture on.

You can see the difference in the patina already. 

The base is completed.

I allowed the old gold tone to peek out from behind the silver leaf wax

for a French vintage look.

After letting it dry for an hour,

I buffed it to a subtle shine,

tucked in some white tapers,

and placed it on the small table next to my vintage clawfoot bathtub ~

right where I pictured it would be when I first saw it in Ann's photo.

*Sigh.....*

I find myself stopping every time I walk past my salle de bain.

The soft gray of the ladder,

the pale silvery patina of the mercury glass candles,

the vintage  patina of the candelabra,

the faded pink of the ranunculus bloom...

well....

I just have to *sigh*.

Photo edit: b/w with color focus.

I'm looking forward to a French bubble bath very soon
(thanks to Michelle who sent me some lavender bath salts a while ago).
Maybe sprinkle the lavender scented water with some rose petals....
pour myself a glass of wine...
light the candles...

and


*sigh* some more...

[ Blessings ]

 {Thanks again, Ann!}

Don't forget to visit me tomorrow (June 1st) over at Stacey's at A Sort of Fairy Tale
for a tour of a summery interior at Heaven's Walk!
There are many more house tours there that you'll want to check out there, too!



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