White Gold Billiard Table

And soon this will be gold. Well it already is but I don't have a picture of it put together. It took FOREVER to gild it and the top rail and bases are double gilt. Double gilt is two layers of leaf and it does look very lovely, but not many clients ask for it. Not with gold the price it currently is, but this table had to be perfect.

Gilded Ipads

I've been working for Laban Roomes of Gold Genie fame. He came to me for an artisan finish, and I think they look incredible. It's an exclusive for him, so I can't say how I've done it, but I've combined the best of antique gilding with something new I invented. I've given the gold a soft hand-beaten texture which looks especially lovely next to the paired down perfection of the ipad.

Shooooe

This is such a gorgeous thing I don't need to say a word about it. Rupert Sanderson. A VERY clever man.

Gold Shoes

I LOVE these shoes. They're for Rupert Sanderson and look wonderful. The wedge and pebble are gilded in 23 carat gold. The gold has a subtle crinkle in it that makes it look like a delicate skin. I think Rupert is a brilliant designer and as a friend of mine said when she saw them, well not exactly said, more like screamed; "Ohhhhh heirloom shoes". She's right!

Gilded Ostrich Egg for Easter

Here's a bit of a twist on giving a chocolate egg for Easter. This is an ostrich egg gilded in silver and gold leaf. Such a great present! I do also gild chocolate eggs in edible gold for Easter, but this ostrich egg is even more exciting than that. There is a tiny hole in the base where the egg was blown (a long time ago as the shell is an antique) And my client is going to fill the egg with chocolate. I think it's a wonderful idea, but I will be very cross indeed if I find out it was smashed to get to the chocolate, it took me ages to decorate!

Silver Chairs to Match Your Nailvarnish

I have a very glamourous and rather gorgeous French client who brought me a sample of Dior silver nailpolish and asked me to match her set of dining chairs to the colour. Here's one of them. I told her I was worried the chairs would look rather like skinny leopards as they are slim in the Regency style, but as my client looks slightly feline herself, she didn't mind. This effect is silver powder in solution on a black base. I can't say exactly how I did it, it's got to stay a one-off for my client, but here's a picture.

Swedish Polychrome Cabinet

Oh, I've been so lazy with writing on this blog, and also it's so nice to have Kirsty's pretty face here, haven't wanted to disturb her! Have been very busy with work though. Plenty of interesting projects coming in. This was a very lovely Swedish piece I worked on recently, was such a fun thing to do. It looked like an old cigarette when it came to me, absolutely FILTHY, it didn't deserve its picture taken, but it cleaned up incredibly well.