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3 easy ways to add Patina to Efex

Adding Patina Adding Patina to Efex is easy and reinventing old furniture is often all about the patina. Over the last year we have found many ways to add elegant old world charm to pieces dressed-up with Efex. The obvious one is using gilding wax/foil/leaf to add...

Elegant French Bedside Table From Quebec

Elegant French Bedside Table Elegant French bedside tables are not all that easy to find. This table is another great before and after from one of our retailers, Peintre de Illusions. Johanne is our Efex distributor in Montreal, Quebec Canada, and she is also a gifted...

A Glamorous Barn Door

Barn Door's with lots of Glamor Barn Door's come in many forms and shapes. This one is just glamourous. Rustic barn style is all glamed up and wow, it is a great combination. I found this picture on Tumblr, and just fell in love love love. The sliding door and barn...

The Amazing Thomas Chippendale

Thomas Chippendale Thomas Chippendale was the first major Neo-Classical furniture designer. In his book Gentlemen and Cabinet Maker's Director he gave cabinetmakers real directions and plans for his style of furniture. Copies of the original book can be found on...

Modern Victorian Style

Modern Victorian Style by Janet Metzger Modern Victorian Style is a new term but, we are calling this piece Modern Victorian. Our own Janet Metzger at the Empty Nest is just a fountain of creativity. This round table was a sad, boring piece of furniture. This...

Neo-Classic Style

Today's style file is Neo-Classic style which has a wonderful historic context. Did you know that neo-classical architecture and style came to be because of the discovery of the city of Pompeii and Hercules? Most architectural historians date the neo-classical period...