Super White Is Superfly!

Super White - that is the name of the Benjamin Moore white paint that I have used around my home.  Last night, I finally painted three items I've been meaning to paint for months!  All of these items that I could not find in white already, were procured from the various Home Goods near me.  See this big beautiful framed mirror that I bought for my bedroom. I needed it because the mirror on the back of the door just wasn't working for me. It wasn't until I looked at all of the mirrors in the store at one location and then all of the mirrors at another location, that I finally decided to buy this one. I realized that the price tag said $49.99 whereas all of the other comparable mirrors had price tags that read $99.99 or more.  What luck! and what a bargain!  Happily, it fit in my car and happily I was able to carry it all by myself through the large garage in my building and to my door. 

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Pretty tall lamp to go on my vanity desk so I can see all of my baubles! Of course, I couldn't find it in white.

Before (and a little askew):

After:

And for the third item - a decorative piece that will go on top of the new dresser I have yet to find and purchase.  I'll probably have to paint that white too.  Come to think of it, I will probably have to put it together!

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Is it me or does everything look better in white in my place?  Slowly the red bedroom is coming together, very slowly but at least there is progress.

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What Is Black And White And Red All Over?

The answer is: My new painting. 

I have a really long red wall in my bedroom across from my bed which has been calling out to me for some decorations.  I wanted something cool to look at, so I decided to paint a large canvas 36 X 48.  There were of course so many options, so many directions I could have gone in, but then I was inspired.  Because my bedroom is red, white and gold, I didn't feel that bringing in more colors would look good.  I wanted a predominately white painting.  I settled on modern, abstract art.  I used several different brush sizes and I used acrylic paint.  Here is the final result (I think).

Another view.

I don't think it is obvious just looking at the painting for the first time, but there is a theme or rather a pattern.  Can you tell what it is?  Keep thinking about it while I show you some texture and a close up of my favorite section.

Okay, since my blog is about telling you how I accomplish my projects, I will start from the beginning.  Have you guessed yet what the theme is?  The idea just popped into my head, blame it on Gucci and Louis Vuitton monogramming:  the painting is made of equal amounts of my initials IG layered and layered on top of each other in white, black and red. I very much wanted texture and heavier areas of paint.  Here is the progression of the layers.  I would love to know what you think of the final product, good or bad, comment below.  Layer one and two.

I really liked this stage, especially what was going on at the bottom on the left side, but it was still too obvious that I was painting I's and G's so I kept going.  Almost there.

And the final product, back to the first shot I posted above.  Now you can't help but look for the letters, right?  That's okay, they blend in much more which was my aim.

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