Add shimmer and glamour to your projects by applying gold leaf. These creative projects show you how, including how to gild pillar candles and decorative tin containers.
Mixing Woods and Finishes in the Kitchen
This country kitchen update includes different color treatments on upper and lower cabinetry. Upper cabinets are made from wood and stained. The base cabinets, painted a soft fern green, add earthy color. Weathered-bronze hardware contributes warmth. A variety of wood, tile, and metals offer
"… ranging from a hardworking granite-top island to its elegant counterpart, a second island finished in olive green with gold - leaf trim. Furniture-look mahogany cabinets and rock-hard marble countertops mix with stainless-steel appliances to …"
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… Tape Pillar Candle 1/2-inch flat paintbrush Gold - leaf adhesive Gold - leaf sheets Spray matte varnish 1. Firmly press strips … Use the flat brush to apply an even coat of the gold - leaf adhesive onto all exposed areas of the candle …
… urn-shaped tin container, then decorate it with gold leaf to craft the elegant Stars and Stripes vase. Festooned … polyurethane. Tin urn Wallpaper scraps Composition gold leaf Black primer Gold - leaf adhesive Crafts glue Clear satin polyurethane Soft …
… crafts stores), in gold, red, and green Sheets of gold leaf or gold crafting foil and foil adhesive (available at … underside of each plate in the center. Then apply sheets of gold leaf or gold crafting foil; it will stick to the adhesive …
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Here are some terrific ideas for Holiday place settings and napkins that your guests will appreciate.
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Light up your holidays with this bright idea for a tablerunner. You won't believe how pretty this looks -- and how easy it is to make!
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Designer Suzanne Kasler's New Furniture Designs
… The Loring Cocktail Table (#1580-10) adds a glamorous touch with its delicate bamboo-style legs and reverse gold - leaf top; hickorychair.com. The hand-carved Alexandra Side Chair (#1516-23) features a quatrefoil back and makes …
Create Architectural Garden Accents
… and chartreuse have become increasingly popular so plant breeders have been hard at work producing gold - leaf varieties. You can find a gold - leaf selection now of just about every plant. Opposite the gold garden, the Andersons have a rich perennial …
9 Beautiful Bookcase Makeovers
… showcasing in the bookcase. BEFORE: Blonde-finish cabinets like this one were common in the 1950s. AFTER: Silver and gold leaf was used to make over and modernize the door fronts. If your cabinet doesn't have well-defined grooves in the surface …
Invitations Perfect for Fall Weddings
… these stylish metallic jacket envelopes. A circular window hints at what's inside. The invitation reverses to gorgeous gold leaf . To add a touch of fall, the floral ribbon ties it all up. My Gatsby; Jacket Window Invitation; www.mygatsby …
The Best Perennials for Your Yard
… inches tall and 16 inches wide Zones: 5-9 Plant it with: Red astilbe, golden corydalis, purple-leaf bugbane, or gold - leaf hosta I fell in love with this plant at first sight. It offers gorgeous lavender-blue flowers from early summer all …
Stunning Shade Garden Design Ideas
… advantage of them to illuminate dim spots. Here, golden Japanese forestgrass creates a perfect complement to a hosta and gold - leaf 'Chardonnay Pearls' deutzia. Take advantage of low-growing groundcovers that crowd out weeds to make your shade …
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