Category Archives: Design
A fleeting moment
Artist Richard Wright, won the Turner prize last December in the Tate Britain Museum for untitled,
fresco that is created with gold leaf on the entire gallery wall Continue reading
Filed under Design, Gold leaf gilding
Friday Favorites
choose a finish for a client is to have them bring me their inspirations, Venetian plaster headboard, painted headboard, Continue reading
Filed under Design, Faux finishes, paint, Plasters
A few of my favorite things
A few of my favorite things, color combinations, Ligne Roset, lushness of velvet in contrast with the aged roughness of the concrete Continue reading
Filed under color, Design, Inspirations
An Italian groin vault ceiling… in America
traveling through Arezzo (east of Florence), we fell in love with these groin vaulted ceilings, began applying the three plaster layers, using a custom mix for each layer…
Here is the beautiful Isola Bella groin vault ceiling, ready for the chandelier to be installed! Continue reading
Filed under Ceilings, Design, Faux finishes, Inspirations, Plasters
Go For the Gold… As In Gold Leaf
gold or silver leaf to furniture or accessories
gold surface adds a special opulence and shimmer that cannot be replicated with metallic paint. When held up to the light, the sheet of gold leaf is so thin that it is semi-transparent. As a result, gilding should be done in a draft free environment.
There are two methods of gilding: oil gilding and water gilding.
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Filed under Design, Faux finishes, Gold leaf gilding
