Ah... there's nothing like gold to make a room drip with elegance!

This molding is on the cabinet of my personal bath upstairs. It was fine but it needed some umph! So I painted it brilliant gold then antiqued it by rubbing thinned dark brown acrylic paint over the egg and dart molding then quickly wiped it off to bring out the design.

I then applied the gold leaf adhesive to the molding and allowed it to dry.

Gold leaf is really cool. It comes on a sheet and you simply lay it over the adhesive and rub the back of the sheet with your fingers. It then adheres itself to the adhesive.

With a soft artists brush, I then burnished the gold leaf by dusting it gently in a swirling motion.

The final result is just breath taking and makes my cabinets look "custom" rather than "stock".

Since I accent that room with gold fixtures, mirror and accessories, the finished look is simply regal!

Give it a try for yourself.

You can find gold leaf at any craft store or buy on line.