Silver leaf furniture

UPDATE: After responding to many many questions here and on my other social media pages, I decided to create a store and list items there regarding all that I do. I have created a link on my store called "Furniture Leafing" where you can find item suggestions if you are looking to leaf your own furniture piece. I truly want to help fellow DIYers like myself create something just as magical as I did. ;) To visit my store, simply CLICK HERE. So after purchasing my french provincial chest and…

What is faux silver leaf you ask? Aluminum foil, of course! :) I picked up this table a while back for a steal! and I wanted it to look like an old, worn out, well used, industrial table. Here's what it looks like now: So here's a little tutorial for you. Supplies: table spray paint (or paint of choice) I used Barn Red foil - I've read some tutorials that call for heavy duty. I prefer the thin cheap stuff because it acts more like silver leaf. modpodge Step 1: Turn table upside down and…

What the heck I know I know another silver leafing project??? I just can’t help myself I have silver leaf floating in the air at my house. My cute dog is covered in little specks of shinny silver stuff. My husband is often told he has glitter on his forehead or sweater, seriously its a […]

UPDATE: After responding to many many questions here and on my other social media pages, I decided to create a store and list items there regarding all that I do. I have created a link on my store called "Furniture Leafing" where you can find item suggestions if you are looking to leaf your own furniture piece. I truly want to help fellow DIYers like myself create something just as magical as I did. ;) To visit my store, simply CLICK HERE. So after purchasing my french provincial chest and…

Aged silver leaf on a cabinet is a beautiful look. Want to get the look without the hassle? Our lovely cabinet was not so lovel...

Metallic silver and gold leaf finish for furniture.

Aged silver leaf on a cabinet is a beautiful look. Want to get the look without the hassle? Our lovely cabinet was not so lovely to begin with, take a look at its transformation. This wood cabinet is an old stereo cabinet. The front panels had cracked decorative panels that we removed. Next step was using Annie Sloan's wonderful paint to cover. We used Graphite Chalk Paint for the base to our silver leaf effect. After the paint dried we applied a coat of Artisan Enhancements Leaf and Foil…

So I've had this old frame sitting around my apartment for over a year now and I've known what I wanted to do with it for about just as long...

As I was designing this whimsical vanity, I really wanted to bring in some strong gold glam so I chose to use gold leafing sheets on the sides! I LOVE gold leaf…. and it is so much fun to apply! I also added image transfers OVER the gold leaf and it turneed out so cool. Click over to my furniture painting blog to see.

Gold and silver leaf by Heather Jichi