I’ve been speaking about gold leafing the sunshine fixture within the again entry of the studio for some time now, however I saved placing it off as a result of I might simply think about the distress of standing atop a 10-foot ladder for hours whereas making use of adhesive and gold leaf to that enormous fixture. I simply couldn’t carry myself to try this, so I saved placing it off.
Effectively, because of my new scaffolding (this is the one I bought (affiliate hyperlink)), this was a very simple and enjoyable mission. I’ve the scaffolding platform set as excessive as it can go, which I believe is round six ft, and I used to be in a position to sit down whereas gold leafing a lot of the mild. This was my view for about three hours final evening. The sunshine fixture was virtually sitting in my lap. 😀
I solely needed to stand as much as do the very prime a part of the rod and the cover in opposition to the ceiling.
So let me remind you the place this mild began. I purchased it from Lowe’s a number of years in the past. On the time, I used to be including a number of black accents to the studio, so the black mild fixture slot in completely with my plan. This can be a image of the sunshine proper after I put in it, and earlier than the primary iteration of the again entry was even completed.
That mild was good for that very daring Kelly inexperienced, white, and black look I used to be going for the primary time round. Clearly, I didn’t but have the sunshine on a dimmer after I took the image beneath. 😀 That’s quite a lot of mild bulbs, and a really vibrant mild.
Anyway, the black mild was tremendous for some time, however now that my imaginative and prescient for the studio has modified fairly a bit, and I’m going for a a lot lighter, brighter, extra female look, the black mild (together with a lot of the different black accents) began to feel and look too heavy for my style.
However I didn’t wish to take the sunshine fixture down, paint it, after which reinstall it. That fixture is a bear to put in, and I keep in mind the frustration I had the primary time I put in it. So I needed to discover a option to change the look with out having to take away it. Gold leaf appeared like the right answer, particularly since I had already gold leafed the pendant lights and the sconce on the mural wall. (You can read more about that here.)
The method was precisely the identical with this mild, but it surely was far more time-consuming as a result of the again entry mild has much more components to it. I used the identical gold leaf adhesive (affiliate hyperlink), and utilized it with a 1-inch artist paint brush. After letting it dry, I then utilized the imitation gold leaf (affiliate hyperlink).
And right here’s how the sunshine turned out…
I find it irresistible a lot! The sunshine and ethereal look of the gold leaf is so significantly better within the present room than the black. Right here’s a have a look at the scaffolding in relation to the sunshine fixture. For scale reference, that brown can sitting on prime of the platform is a one quart can of metallic leaf adhesive.
I simply can’t sing sufficient praises about my new scaffolding. 😀 I actually do surprise how on the planet I’ve been DIYing this lengthy with out scaffolding. I ought to have purchased it years in the past.
However again to the sunshine. I like the way it turned out. It’s wonderful what a distinction a easy change in coloration could make!
Now I must decide concerning the coloration I would like on the doorways. The black is unquestionably too overpowering, however I simply can’t appear to make myself decide to white.
However I do must remember that the floral sample of the mural can be repeated on the again doorways with curtains in the identical print. So even when the doorways are white, there’s no manner this again entry will look boring when it’s completed. 😀 So perhaps with that in thoughts, the doorways can be tremendous painted white. Or perhaps they’re the right alternative to usher in one other enjoyable coloration. Ugh! I can’t make up my thoughts! One thing like a extremely pale pink is perhaps fairly. And even one thing in a peach coloration. Or a darker inexperienced. I’ll land on a choice finally. Cleary, I’m not there but.
Addicted 2 Adorning is the place I share my DIY and adorning journey as I rework 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 the vast majority of the work on the home on my own. You can learn more about me here.
