This is the after from my mini redo. I had the cottage halls decked and thought I was done, but decided this area wasn’t quite what I wanted it to be.
This is the before. Cute stuff, but for my home, there might have been a tad too much red. And it’s was too busy with lots of small things lined up.
So I fetched this hunk of gorgeous-ness from the studio, glittered up some elves, and moved a few of the guys to another location.
This cabinet was a gift from a Peep, and it is such a lovely piece. It was just what I needed to take away the cluttery feeling of so many tiny figurines together.
The glue is still wet on this fella’s rhinestone buttons. Aren’t these sprites sweet in silver and gold glitter?
I used cream chalk paint over the high gloss red glaze, and sprinkled glitter or mica onto the paint before it dried.
The red felt pants on the other gnomes had a wash of white paint over the bright fabric to made it look pink as it dried.
I had debated whether or not to mess with this, since all the decorating was done, but decided that I’d enjoy it more if I made a few little changes.
And I do!