Bling Up Your Bookshelf With Stenciled and Gilded Books DIY
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Royal Design Studio
(IC: professional)
Recently in honor of Paint+Pattern's celebration of France I posted about the gilding of the Palace of Versailles that had eye-popping over-the-top gold everywhere. Glorious eye candy for us regular folks. But there's no reason why we can't enjoy an easy gilding project using discarded hardcover books. A shelf full of these pretty accents could give your space a rich and decadent feel.
Books are all the rage as interior accents right now - without covers, piled high, ornate, decoupaged and painted like objects d'art. So how about making our own? Beautifully patterned books, softly aged and almost befitting a palace! This stenciled and gilded books DIY could give a perfect vintage look for our own home decor or could make for a beautiful and thoughtfully handmade gift as well.
I like to paint several books at one time since several are almost as fast as one, but you can try just one to get the feel of this project.
Books are all the rage as interior accents right now - without covers, piled high, ornate, decoupaged and painted like objects d'art. So how about making our own? Beautifully patterned books, softly aged and almost befitting a palace! This stenciled and gilded books DIY could give a perfect vintage look for our own home decor or could make for a beautiful and thoughtfully handmade gift as well.
I like to paint several books at one time since several are almost as fast as one, but you can try just one to get the feel of this project.
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Published July 22nd, 2014 12:45 PM
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Royal Design Studio on Jul 28, 2014Hi @ ! We totally agree! Bookshelves contain so much of our personality and interests! Thank you, @Miriam I !
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