Restoration Hardware's "Natural" Color

Let's get to this awesome project. It's my favorite kind of post! Where usually hard to achieve colors are a piece of cake! The inspiration comes from Restoration Harware's "natural" color.  This look is easy to achieve and it's just a subtle aging.

Visit to San Lorenzo Chiesa in Florence

Gray, white, & gold! First impressions when you walk into the San Lorenzo Chiesa are definitely the buildings’ scale and its beautiful colors. ⛪️ The exterior is outstanding in three colors of marble, pink, green and white. The details show a truly incredible example of Florentine craftsmanship.

The Handmade Hangout #282

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Faux Barnwood Garage Doors

If you're lucky enough to have wood garage doors, this is right up your alley. But the tutorial will also work well for any wood on which you're trying to get this color! These garage doors are cedar and once they were stained, they looked legit like barn wood. Check it out:

The Handmade Hangout #281

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Touring Michelangelo's Home in Florence

When Michelangelo started having financial success, he began purchasing some properties. 💰 This townhouse was purchase for his nephew and namesake Michelangelo and has housed the family line for centuries. 🏡Now it’s a small museum that has his first two pieces- Madonna of the Stairs and The Battle of the Centaurs. 🎨 

The Handmade Hangout #280

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Cerused Oak Side Tables

Caio, friends! Hope you're well today! Sharing this super hot look has been for furniture, floors, really any wood surface. The white wood grain is called "ceruse" and it can be done on raw wood or over our stains. But it definetly works best on deep grain wood, like this oak.