Art Deco Sideboard

This sideboard was an absolute joy to transform into this statement piece! The design on the doors is my own, and is a very detailed and slightly 3D creation made out of a paper clay and wooden moulding (please see close up photos to show this better). I wanted something lightweight and hard setting when dry, to add interest and depth. The drawers and inside have also been painted and lined with beautiful wallpaper, so it has beauty inside as well as out :-).

Asides from the overall decadence of the Deco period, the inspiration for the artwork was a mixture of dirty London buildings and tube stairs, Claridges Hotel entrance doors (bet it’s lovely INSIDE too! Hehe) brass wall plaques, statues, a 1930s lamp, and a picture of my grandma as a young girl (used to have her hair wound round and pinned to each side of her head, like she was wearing big headphones - if that makes sense!)

I wanted this piece to be joyous to look at and give a sense of freedom and carefree antics, like ‘painting the town red’, only, gold instead 😄. This is the kind of piece that’ll get plenty of attention in anyone’s home - a one off, statement piece, as well as being roomy and very practical! 🙌🏼🤩✨

MEASUREMENTS:

H - 80.5 cm
W - 122 cm
D - 48 cm

PROCESS HIGHLIGHTS:

🔶 Whole piece cleaned inside and out

🔶 Old finish stripped, then sanded

🔶 Design roughly sketched, then hand drawn onto the doors as guide lines

🔶 Drawers and Inside sanded, painted and lined with wallpaper, then sealed

🔶 Clay hand cut, shaped, placed onto doors, then left to set hard

🔶 Whole piece painted in flat black

🔶 Gold gild applied to details

🔶 Ladies painted in white using a sponge and a stippling brush technique, to give a stone statue effect

🔶 A hammered metal effect created on wooden moulding, painted, gold gilded, then nailed onto the outer edges of both doors

🔶 Long door handles were stripped of old finish, painted, gold gilded and repositioned to the edges of the doors, as originally they were in the middle

🔶 Feet painted and gold gild detail added to tie in with the rest

🔶 Whole piece sealed with a top coat, then waxed for extra protection

*Please be aware that vintage/antique items I sell may have age related marks/nicks/patina, especially depending on the age and original purpose of the item. I see the beauty and history in these, so will either leave them in, or work with them to add to the overall aesthetic of particular pieces*