Yesterday, I wanted a simple, stress-free, enjoyable challenge that I may begin and end in at some point, so I made a decision to work on the sconce makeover for the studio workplace space cupboards. Once I appeared for sconces for this space, I wasn’t involved in any respect concerning the shade. My solely aim was to seek out sconces that matched the form of the pendant lights on the mural wall as carefully as doable.
As a reminder, right here’s what the mural wall pendant lights appear like…
These additionally began off black, and I gave them a makeover in order that they might look lighter and extra female towards the mural wall and pink cupboards.
I discovered these sconces that had been a fairly shut match to the pendant lights on Amazon. You can find them here. Right here’s what they appeared like earlier than the makeover…
These sconces had been black on the skin, and gold on the within. However the gold was a darkish vintage gold. I needed them to be the sunshine, shiny gold of the gold leaf that I used on the opposite lights. So I used the identical merchandise that I used on the opposite lights so as to add the gold leaf contained in the shade. You’ll be able to see the distinction that make right here…
The pendant lights had a raised lip across the exterior backside fringe of the shades. These had been very straightforward to tape off and gold leaf. These shades had been a bit totally different. They’d this rolled lip on the underside, and these had been an enormous ache to tape off. I had to make use of little items of tape in order that I may get each bit behind that rolled lip. This was the toughest a part of the challenge, but it surely wasn’t tough. It was only a ache.
However as soon as I had that backside lip taped off, I added extra adhesive and gold leaf to focus on that half as effectively. It appeared just like the pure ending spot for the gold leaf. After which to match the sconces to the pendant lights as a lot as doable, I selected an ending spot for the gold leaf on the highest half that matched the pendants as carefully as doable. And with all the things gold leafed and clear coated, right here’s the way it turned out…
They’re not really put in but, and I haven’t but gold leafed the little nuts holding them onto the cupboards. I’ll have to take away the sconces to color the window trim and add the small trim across the corners. So I’ll wait till all the things is completed, after which I’ll really set up the lights. As soon as they’re really attached and put in, then I’ll gold leaf the little white nuts holding them onto the bracket.
However whereas they’re not purposeful but, not less than they’re fairly to have a look at. And I wanted a fast win yesterday, so this was a enjoyable challenge to verify off my checklist.
I’m actually happy with how they turned out. And whereas they don’t precisely match the pendants in form, I feel they’re shut sufficient that they appear like they had been purchased collectively as a set.
And I simply love the gold. Y’all know the way I really like some gold leaf! I may gold leaf all of the issues and be completely comfortable sitting in my gold leafed home and admiring the shine and shimmer. So I get excited any time I can add a little bit gold leaf to one thing. Plus, gold leafing is a enjoyable challenge for me. I discover it very stress-free and satisfying.
However now I have to take them down and get these different tasks completed. It’s coming alongside, although!
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.
