High Museum

On Tuesday I took the family to the High Museum in Atlanta, GA.   I was looking forward to going.  My wife won a contest on a blog she follows , so all of the tickets were free!  The main attraction was “Paris on Peachtree”.

Although “Paris on Peachtree” was not what I expected, I had a great time looking at all of the antique wood furniture.  I wanted to look inside the drawers, and check out the joinery, but there was a no touch rule.  Most of the furniture was in excellent condition.  A few pieces were in need of repair though 😉

The most interesting piece to me, was a 1920’s faux painted armoire.

It was painted to look like more expensive wood.  Most likely the wood was pine, or birch.   I use this technique on location to camouflage very bad damage. I don’t do the whole piece of furniture, but I do the damaged spot, and blend it in with the rest of the wood.   Usually deep cross-grain scratches need this kind of repair.  The technique that I use is called hum bugging, or ragging on the finish, and color.  I try to match the grain pattern the best I can, and usually it blends in very well.

Below is a couple pictures of the piece at the High Museum.

At first glance you cannot tell that anything was done to alter the look of the wood.  I thought it was a very skilled job, and artistic.  If you are in the Atlanta, check out the High. By the way the paintings were amazing also.

Zeke Willard