Hey Friends! I hope you enjoyed hearing from Tim yesterday! He always finds the coolest stuff online!
Anyway last week, I started to refinish a buffet/console table for a client’s living room. This particular client enjoys an elegant yet simple style with some natural elements thrown in. When it comes to dresser, buffets, and console tables, I love to use hardware to add a touch of the unexpected or to give a piece that extra bit of uniqueness.
I love their character, but I wanted to add just a bit of bling and use some poly to really bring out the luster of the wood grain. To add the elegance I was looking for, I decided to use some gold leafing.
If you’ve never gold leafed before, it’s a really easy but delicate process. You simply:
1. Apply the metal leaf adhesive to a surface.
2. Allow the adhesive to dry a bit.
3. When the adhesive gets tacky, very gently take your gold leaf and press it onto the adhesive.
4. Then use you finger or a brush to remove the leafing that didn’t stick.
5. Chances are you will need to apply an additional coat of adhesive and leafing to get full coverage on your piece.
And that’s it- super duper simple!
So, after I applied the gold leaf and polyurethane to the pulls, they looked like this. . .
Lovely, right!?
Stay tuned! Tomorrow I’ll reveal the full mini makeover and show you how these pieces look in place!
Looking forward to seeing the finished product. I always forget to check ebay. Thanks for the reminder!
yes lovely! I’ve wanted to do this for a long time but have never found the exact thing I want to do it on!