
Gold and silver leaf will create a stunning and elegant look to impact areas in your home or business.
Gilding
Gilding, or gold and silver leaf, has a long history and place of reverence in the decorative arts. Gold leaf dates to ancient Egypt when gold was considered the color of the gods, pharaohs, and sarcophagi. By 400 AD, it was found in texts and Christian works of art. In the 1800’s, decorative artists began using it in various, often elaborate and elegant works.
Today, gold and silver leaf are used to highlight impact spaces, images, and subjects. It creates stunning, glistening focal points in spaces that draw attention and garner admiration. It is the perfect choice for highlighting crown molding, decorative stair railings, frames, chandeliers, ceilings, archways, furniture pieces, and cabinetry.
At Sylvia T. Designs, we have years of experience applying this delicate and stylish finish. We can add it to accent and highlight specific areas in your space or deliver a more extensive application to create a near-magical aura in your room.
Have a look at some of our gilding work below…
Cased Opening New Orleans
Distressed cased opening finish with gold leaf detailing, gilding of crown molding and chandelier, New Orleans
Gold Leafed Cased Opening
Distressed cased opening finish with gold leaf detailing, gilding of crown molding and chandelier, New Orleans
Gilded Crown Molding and Capital Detail, New Orleans
Distressed gold leafed capital and gold leafed crown molding New Orleans
Cased Opening New Orleans
Distressed cased opening finish with gold leaf detailing, gilding of crown molding and chandelier, New Orleans
Dining Room Gold Leafed Ceiling and Plastered Walls
Dining Room Gold Leafed Ceiling and Plastered Walls
Gilded Crown Molding and Layered Metallic Plaster Ceiling, New Orleans
Gold leafed crown molding and layered metallic plaster on ceiling in the master bath
Gilded Frame surrounding Hand Painted Mural, New Orleans
Gold leafed frame surrounding a hand painted mural
Gilded Crown Molding and Hand Painted Mural, New Orleans
Gold Leafed Crown Molding and Hand Painted Mural in New Orleans
Royal Sonesta Hotel, Distressed Gilded Alcoves, New Orleans
Distressed Gold Leafed Alcoves at the Royal Sonesta Hotel, New Orleans