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2008-05-06 Decorative Arts - refinishing or toning down gold leaf chair: Hi Naz Nice to hear from you. You could try one of those colored glazes. Perhaps it will tone the gold down enough for you. I often use this over gold frames I have sprayed and its a nice look. You...
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2008-05-02 Decorative Arts - gilding metal sconces: Dear Melissa There are two ways to approach this. The first would be to use actual gold metal leaf - wafer thin sheets of real gold that you brush into place on the ornament. You can use various...
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2008-04-11 Decorative Arts - Painting furniture: Dear Connie, The gilding cream would be better in a metallic tone of gold, then. The idea is that you use the gilding cream to accentuate the edges and carved details of a cream piece of furniture. So...
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2008-04-09 Decorative Arts - Painting furniture: Dear Connie, I'd suggest that you get the furniture stripped of all the old varnish first and sanded. Then I would use a water based wood paint like a satinwood (oil paint tends to yellow with age...
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2008-04-09 Decorative Arts - gold painted plaster over wood: Hi Jeni Nice to hear from you. Use rubbing alchol to clean the frame. Use a product called Poly-fil to fix the chipped areas. Poly-fil is nothing more than drywall compound in a small tube like toothpaste...
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