I do know this can be a controversial topic, and many individuals stated that I shouldn’t add any gold accents to the studio cupboards. However y’all know me nicely sufficient to know that when I get an concept in my head, I’ve to attempt it. And I’ve envisioned gold accents on my pink studio cupboards for fairly a while now, and I wasn’t prepared to surrender on the thought.
After contemplating many alternative choices for including gold accents (paint pen, gold leaf, liquid gilding, and so on.), I made a decision to attempt the Krylon 18kt. gold leafing pen (affiliate hyperlink).
I figured {that a} pen could be the quickest and easiest method so as to add gold accents. I’ve used gold leaf on cupboards earlier than, and whereas it wasn’t tough in any respect, it was a really time-consuming challenge. It required a whole lot of taping, two coats of adhesive to verify the leaf caught rather well, and plenty of persistence.
In case you missed out on my inexperienced and gold kitchen, you can see it here, and you may see the gold leafing process here.
However for these cupboards, I wished one thing fast and simple (a minimum of for now) in order that I might simply check out the thought and see if I even prefer it on the pink. Effectively, because it seems, I find it irresistible! I completely love that little bit of refined shimmer that it provides to the cupboards. Right here’s a take a look at the center part with the six drawers. The highest two have the gold accents and the remaining are plain pink.
And right here’s that part with all six drawers finished. I like this refined shimmer!
The Krylon 18kt. gold leafing pen is totally stunning. I chosen it after watching a couple of movies on YouTube that in contrast varied gold pens, and this one had essentially the most metallic look of all of them.
One problem I had is that after utilizing the pen on a number of drawers, the ink (which I’m fairly certain is alcohol ink) wasn’t flowing as freely as when the pen was new. I might inform that it had dried bits of ink within the nib.
To scrub it, I pulled the nib out of the pen (it pulls out very simply)…
After which soaked it in slightly container (I used a Bai lid) of isopropyl alcohol.
I rolled the nib round within the alcohol, emptied the lid, and crammed it with contemporary alcohol and did it once more. I believe I did that 3 times earlier than the nib appeared clear, freed from dried ink bits, and porous once more.
Then I dried it on a paper towel, popped it again into the pen, re-primed the pen in line with the instructions, and continued on with the challenge.
To get the strains as excellent as doable, I did two passes on both sides. The primary go was on the nook of the trim, and I held my hand as inflexible as doable with my ring finger on the sting of the door or drawer, and pulled the marker down the sting whereas maintaining my hand in the identical place the entire method. My ring finger alongside the sting is what saved me on a straight line.
Right here’s the way it sorted that first go.
The second go was extra on prime of the trim. To try this, I held the pen in order that my center finger was proper on the sting of the nib of the pen.
After which I positioned my center finger on the sting of the trim, and pulled the pen down the size of the trim. That center finger being proper up in opposition to the nib, and proper on the facet of the trim, saved the road straight all the way in which down.
Right here’s a take a look at one completed facet…
It’s so stunning and shimmery and refined. I want y’all might see it in particular person!
I’m not fairly completed but as a result of I used to be down for the depend this weekend with a chilly. However I’ll be again at it in the present day!
Addicted 2 Adorning is the place I share my DIY and adorning journey as I transform and embellish the 1948 fixer higher that my husband, Matt, and I purchased in 2013. Matt has M.S. and is unable to do bodily work, so I do nearly all of the work on the home on my own. You can learn more about me here.
