Mid Century Moth Record / Cocktail Cabinet (with coloured lights)

This cabinet is such a gorgeous shape, with its original 1950s tapered legs, door knobs and slightly bow fronted doors.

It has my own hand painted Eyed Hawk Moth design to both doors extending around the sides, as you’ll see from the pictures (I’ve also included a ‘before’ pic, to show the transformation). On the video, please excuse the flickering from the lights due to the refresh rate of the camera, this does not happen when viewing with the naked eye.

I wanted to create beauty and interest from all angles, hence the moths being placed on both edges. So from the front it creates a lovely pattern in the black space, and from the sides when the doors are open it creates a complete moth as well as a complete moth when viewing it from both front corners. Both moths have been hand painted using a sponge and stippling technique, and the finer details were added using a fine detailing brush.

The inspiration behind this design was actually a little Painted Lady butterfly wing my cousin found one summer and asked if I’d set it in resin for her (I think the rest of it must’ve been eaten by a bird!). But I chose a moth as I wanted to show how beautiful they too can be. We have so many beautiful species of moths here in the UK, and unfortunately, they’re on the decline! So I thought I’d create something where they’d always remain present :-).

**Important note; the lights were only temporarily fixed in place for the video as I didn’t want to mark the finish. I’m simply providing them with the piece as I think they look so amazing lit up. It will be the buyer’s choice whether they’d like to use them and can simply attach them with the sticky attachment pads that the manufacturer provided with them. You’ll receive 4 lights in total, a usb charger, a remote control with a dimmer, a timer, various configuration settings - they’re very simple to use. Please understand the lights are not part of my piece though, they’re simply an added extra I’m providing with it. So should the lights develop a fault, or damage occurs to the finish after attaching them, it’ll solely be the responsibility of the buyer to replace / restore the paintwork themselves.** (sorry for that boring bit! But it’s necessary info 😅❤️)

So, fancy a beautiful, unique statement piece of furniture that’ll be admired in your home? This is the perfect piece! Not only a piece of art, but a functional piece of art 😃✨

MEASUREMENTS:

H - 76cm

W - 61cm

D - 38.5cm

PROCESS HIGHLIGHTS:

🔸 Whole piece cleaned inside and out and old finish removed

🔸 Base colour (eggshell black) applied

🔸 Sketch of moth design hand drawn out

🔸 Handmade stencil cut to create an outline to work within

🔸 Pattern on wings applied using a stippling and sponge technique

🔸 Shading and highlights added

🔸 Fine detail added

🔸 Artwork sealed and whole cabinet cabinet top coated

🔸 Gold gilding wax applied to the door seam and around the edge of the top piece, in a way to match the natural patina on the gold feet

🔸 Hardware cleaned, primed in black metal paint, then gold gilding wax applied, again, to match the look of the natural patina on the gold feet

🔸Legs refinished and a light touch of gold gilding wax applied to brighten, whilst still allowing the patina to show through

🔸 All gold gilding wax areas, buffed

🔸 Inside of the doors were gold waxed to give a gentle glow whilst allowing the elm wood grain to show through

🔸 Whole inside decoupaged with beautiful textured paper (apart from the inside top, which was painted) - the little twinkly glittery bits are ingrained into the paper and do not come off

🔸 Gold gilding wax applied to the front edges of the separation sections in the cabinet

🔸 Top piece stained with a mixture of walnut and dark oak stains, then layers of wax applied to provide some protection and bring out the grain

*Please also 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*