Showing posts with label Gilding in North West London. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Gilding in North West London. Show all posts

Friday, 28 February 2014

Gilding and Changing a wood surface to Silver



 My client wanted to match an existing suite of furniture to a new silvered suite. I was able to transform the old chairs to a silvered finish. As you can see it involved considerable masking of fabric and several layers of preparation. A yellow base coat was chosen with a slight reveal of the base to reveal the undercoat. I finished with a hand tinted seal to change the aluminium leaf to an authentic silver colour. The work was worth it and the fabric was completely intact and unblemished i am delighted to say!! Obviously it is much easier and cheaper to transform things before they are fully upholstered.