Studio Sconce Makeover – From Black To White With Gold Leaf Accents

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 have 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 have been black on the skin, and gold on the within. However the gold was a darkish vintage gold. I wished 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 have been very straightforward to tape off and gold leaf. These shades have been a bit completely different. That they had this rolled lip on the underside, and these have been an enormous ache to tape off. I had to make use of little items of tape in order that I may get every bit behind that rolled lip. This was the toughest a part of the mission, however it 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 properly. 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 potential, I selected an ending spot for the gold leaf on the highest half that matched the pendants as intently as potential. And with every little thing gold leafed and clear coated, right here’s the way it turned out…

They’re not truly put in but, and I haven’t but gold leafed the little nuts holding them onto the cupboards. I’ll must take away the sconces to color the window trim and add the small trim across the corners. So I’ll wait till every little thing is finished, after which I’ll truly set up the lights. As soon as they’re truly connected and put in, then I’ll gold leaf the little white nuts holding them onto the bracket.

However whereas they’re not useful but, a minimum of they’re fairly to have a look at. And I wanted a fast win yesterday, so this was a enjoyable mission to examine off my checklist.

I’m actually happy with how they turned out. And whereas they don’t precisely match the pendants in form, I believe they’re shut sufficient that they appear like they have 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 completely satisfied sitting in my gold leafed home and admiring the shine and shimmer. So I get excited any time I can add slightly gold leaf to one thing. Plus, gold leafing is a enjoyable mission for me. I discover it very stress-free and satisfying.