Wanted your opinions on my centerpieces

jbeaupre75

I was thinking of staining and not painting them to make them more elegant. I planned on placing them on a sea glass charger with sand, seashells and small starfish and maybe a small sand dollar with a lighted tealight on top.  What are your thoughts?? We are having a beach themed wedding. TIA 

RoyalOrient

I love the idea! But how tall are these? Hopefully not too tall that they would obstruct the view. Definitely set up a mock centerpiece to get an idea of the size too. Definitely a unique idea though. :-)

jbeaupre75

They are 15 and 3'4 inches high.  The picture I posted is zoomed in so they appear taller.  Should I paint them or just stain them? Any thoughts?  I thought stained would look better than painted.

vegasgrrl24

I wonder if there is a process you can do first and see how it looks and if you don't like can go over w/ the other process? Also, having one that is different could be foryour head table or maybe do a mix? They're super cute.

chantelcutie7

Great idea for your centerpieces. 
Would rustic/aged work for you? I think white-washing them, instead of painting or staining is another good option.

I wasn't able to find a picture of a white washed lighthouse, but here's one of a lantern for inspiration;

http://www.peir1.com/Catalog/CandlesFragrance/tabid/976/CategoryId/100/ProductId/29251/ProductName/White-Wooden-Floor-Lantern/Default.aspx

jbeaupre75

I like the white wash look it makes it have a more coastal feel. ANy suggestions on how to do it??  I would prefer not to have different ons as the last post suggested.  However with the white wash they will not all look the same but I think they would look great if I could pull it off.  I was having trouble finding lighthouse lanterns and the one's I found were relatively shorter.  Pier one has one that is $10 that I have been coontemplating but I think the taller ones would be better.  Thanks for your white wash suggestion I am going to look into the process.

chantelcutie7

Glad I could help!

Here's a technique I found;

http://www.diynetwork.com/home-improvement/whitewashing-and-pickling-techniques/index.html

There's also a lot of info about mixing white paint, lime and water...but if you can find a white stain that would probably be easiest.