*Paint Color & Medallion Details

The medallion in the DR was once an oval frame. I really don't remember why I used it instead of buying a ready made one, but I think it was because I had seen some really old plaster ones and wanted something more like those. This one is wood, I think.

The inside of it is embossed paper to cover the ceiling area and a few embellishments that I might not add today, not quite so fussy, although I do still like the clay bees I made for it.

The whole area was primed, then antiqued with watered down raw umber paint to bring out the carving and make it look aged. Then I dry-brushed over the whole thing with a flat, slightly off-white paint.

The color of the walls in the post about built-in shelves is Laura Ashley Gold 4 which you can get at Lowe's.

The LA paints have been used by a few zillion people, but for good reason, they are nice colors. A very close color family can be found at Sherwin Williams on the Blonde strip of paints. They too, have been used a lot for the same reason.