Nothing brings interest, shine and richness to a room like gold leaf! This ceiling in Weston, MA is done in imitation leaf – which looks a great deal like real leaf (it’s made from brass and other metals instead of real gold) without the expense of real gold.
The walls and cabinets of the space are dark charcoal gray (almost black), so the designer wanted to bring some glow into the room with the ceiling treatment – which we definitely did!
Gold leaf (and imitation leaf) comes in 51/2” square sheets that are super-thin (think thinner than tissue paper). To get them on the ceiling, the first step is to measure out a grid so the squares are centered. With that done, each square gets glued up one by one – until you get an entire gold ceiling!
The result was worth the effort and the client loved it!
Enjoy!
Jason
