Orgue à Parfum
Worked on the Perfume Kazoo!
The original desk/shelf lacked anything to keep the bottles sliding off either forward or back, so first I purchased pressed-wood moulding in a botanical pattern and painted it in bright watercolours:
Then I toned it down by polishing with dark shoe polish (a trick I learned in art class) which gave it a darkened, satin finish. Then I mounted these 'shelf lips' at the front of each of the shelves that required it:
I also attached pierced aluminum sheets on the back to give it both texture and to keep those bottles from sliding backwards:
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...And now I'm so happy!
Those two ugly 'shelf lips' that are the plain wavy brown wood will eventually be fixed with cut-out wooden bas-relief of other botanicals that will be painted and treated the same way. I just have to remember which hardware store I saw them in!!! *laughs*
Nechtan :)
P.S. This isn't even HALF the oils/botanicals I own; but the ones with volatile oils or that deteriorate without refrigeration are in the basement fridge!
The original desk/shelf lacked anything to keep the bottles sliding off either forward or back, so first I purchased pressed-wood moulding in a botanical pattern and painted it in bright watercolours:
Then I toned it down by polishing with dark shoe polish (a trick I learned in art class) which gave it a darkened, satin finish. Then I mounted these 'shelf lips' at the front of each of the shelves that required it:
I also attached pierced aluminum sheets on the back to give it both texture and to keep those bottles from sliding backwards:
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...And now I'm so happy!
Those two ugly 'shelf lips' that are the plain wavy brown wood will eventually be fixed with cut-out wooden bas-relief of other botanicals that will be painted and treated the same way. I just have to remember which hardware store I saw them in!!! *laughs*
Nechtan :)
P.S. This isn't even HALF the oils/botanicals I own; but the ones with volatile oils or that deteriorate without refrigeration are in the basement fridge!