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Meet “Cara Buena” Meet “Cara Buena”, named in honor of her history and what I learned from her prior owner. She’s an early 1900’s solid wood tall boy chest of drawers with bird’s eye maple, zebra wood and walnut veneers; which were only used on the finest pieces of the time. She’s well built and very heavy with deep 8” drawers with an extra wood divider shelf separating each drawer - not a common feature! She was found dressed in white latex paint on her drawer fronts. After stripping, gorgeous veneers were revealed that I could not paint! She sat for a time while I thought through an appropriate next dress for her. I went with a textured milk paint finish on her frame and sides mimicking the look of the stucco walls in the painting hanging above her, which became my inspiration and suited her history beautifully! (Swipe left through pics. to see painting. The painting was purchased by my grandmother in Guanajuato, Mexico. It looked like a street she remembered as a little girl growing up there in the early 1900’s.) I added a touch of femininity with gold leaf highlights on her ornamentation and on her legs. For her drawer fronts, I softened her dark bold veneer lines by using gold metallics with a damask lace stencil. Cara Buena was named in honor of a new business endeavor the nice young man from whom I purchased her recently launched. It is a new tequila by the same name made in his home town of Jalisco, Mexico. The name “Cara Buena” means good/pretty face in Spanish. I had to pay homage to her original style and history while brightening up her pretty face! With her gorgeous legs, she’s a beauty measuring: 18.25D x 47.75”T x 36”W