gold leafing – Francois et Moi https://francoisetmoi.com Making a Handmade Modern Home one DIY project at a time. Thu, 09 Jan 2014 14:21:37 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 https://i0.wp.com/francoisetmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Untitled-2-2.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 gold leafing – Francois et Moi https://francoisetmoi.com 32 32 76357554 The Gilded Shade https://francoisetmoi.com/uncategorized/the-gilded-shade-2/ Thu, 09 Jan 2014 14:21:37 +0000 http://francoisetmoi.com/?p=3149 A not-so-obvious perk to working at the Minneapolis Design Center is that showrooms and designers frequently discard perfectly good items due to minor dings and scratches or simply because something has been discontinued. Most recently I discovered this lonely, plain black lampshade that had been tossed and knew I could give it a good home. I’ve had my eye on the gold lined lampshade trend for awhile and decided this discovery was my cue to seize the day, so I picked up some faux metal leafing and spray adhesive at Utrecht and got to work gold-leafing the lining of my new shade this past Saturday. Materials List: lampshade of choice with a paper lining large plastic garbage bag–the size of the bag will depend on your lampshade size. I used a 13 gallon bag. masking tape Speedball Mona Lisa Gold Composition Metal Leaf Speedball Mona Lisa Metal Leaf Spray Adhesive clear spray acrylic sealer. I used Plaid, but I believe Speedball is what is recommended. 1″ or larger paint brush or foam brush scissors soft cloth or burnisher Step 1. Protect the Exterior of the Shade: Unfold garbage bag and cut a slit down one side. Slide garbage bag over the top of […]

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