Stripping the legs, WHAT A PAIN! Although totally worth it. The top and legs were all that I stripped. I painted over the serene body with ease. Using a Dixie Belle Paint, ‘drop cloth‘ color on the body and a bit of a brown glaze highlighted the details with, the results were better than expected.
I used a beautiful smelling salve (Wise Owl, Lemon Verbena) to top the natural wood, I didn’t feel the need to stain.
Leaving the legs natural with the salve was also a look I wanted to create. Leaving some of the natural beauty was what Adele needed.