Coastal Bohemian

Thursday, January 29, 2026

Funtastic Friday Link Party # 577

Welcome back to the party. I'm so glad to see you here again this week. Let's have some fun.

Camellia Season at the Reserve

Every once in a while we go for a walk in a small reserve in our neighborhood. It's a great nature walk over a raised bridge, through some swampy lands and sandy paths, through the forest and it swoops around a fresh water pond and down to the shores of the sound. And when the Camellias are in bloom we walk through what I'll call "The Camellia Forest."

Enjoy these pics of our last Camellia walk.

Look at that blush.

My favorite.

The shore

The canopy

Wild Rosemary

Happy Trails.

With love and gratitude

Michele

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Thursday, January 22, 2026

Funtastic Friday Link Party #576

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Friday, January 16, 2026

Thrift Store Porch Light Faux Patina RE- Finish

I love an easy makeover and this is an easy one you are gonna love. Plus, once you get the idea behind creating the faux copper patina you'll have it in your toolbox for a lifetime. And if you are anything like me and copper, well, let's just say there is a lot of copper patina around this house.

Here's the original beat up fixture.

On one of my thrifting excursions, I picked up this exterior light fixture for $7.99

When I saw this exterior light I knew exactly it had to be upcycled in copper with a faux patina. I've created this finish before and it always holds it's color and to me, it's exciting to see an aged piece. The brick on our house has a pinkish hue and copper ties into it nicely.

Let me take you through the simple process of this finish. Unfortunately we'll need to use a few other photos since I only took pics before and after.

I start with a common craft paint , in this instance the Folk Art brand metallic finish copper. Don't be surprised, it lasts. And I never spray an exterior finish.

Once I have several coats that have dried, I apply a wash of black paint and then I spritz water over the top to get the look of dripping water. This wash needs to be dabbed at to remove the excess and you need to make sure there isn't too much black wash as to take away from the copper. It's a little bit of a balance and you can test this out on something else before you use it on a finished piece. The wash is very forgiving and it's not the last step, so keep at it and believe in the next step.

The next step, is the turquoise craft paint for the patina. Again, creating a wash and going over the top applying the watery mix with your brush, and spritzing it to create the look of dripping water . Dab dab dab until you have a look you like. To complete the look , take a paintbrush dipped in the turquoise wash and speckle the piece in a few areas to create the pitting in the patina.