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A New Color

The finish on my "Craigslist Bed" is beautiful but kind of "cold" don't you think? It's a white finish with an almost silver blue marbling. I LOVE the "bones" of this bed frame, but I'm not entirely in love with the color. So I've been hunting for a new color to paint it and today...

I think I found it!

Oh yeah! This is more like it.... warm, inviting, rich...

This is THE PERFECT color to paint the iron bed in my guest room!
Antique Brush Gold.
That warm hue on the cold iron....

DELICIOUS!
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