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HAND PAINTING A CHANDELIER & HIDING METALLIC GOLD WITH A BLACK GLAZE ON A CABINET

 My friend just moved into a beautiful new home.  While arranging her furniture this cabinet fit perfectly in this spot.  There was some metallic gold on it and she wanted to change the metallic gold to black.  See those vertical decorative insets and feet?  There are four.  Two in front and one on either side in the very back.  I used a black glaze, painted over all four and sealed them with a clear sealer.  You can see some of the gold coming through the black, but it looks like a faux finish.  There were some tiny chips here and there on the cabinet and I used craft paint to touch up and cover the chips.  I think I used Americana Soft Black.  It was beautiful with the metallic gold, but now it looks really, really nice with the black.  Oh, and they will be changing out the handles.  If I get a picture of the new handles I will post and show you. My friend's very large chandelier in the dining room was really bright and shiny with metallic silver paint.  She preferred that it be toned down, so I used the same black glaze to soften the shiny silver.  I've painted many a light fixture and chandelier.  You have to paint every single arm on all four sides, every leaf and every single decorative piece.  It took hours to do that, standing on a ladder.  I painted on and wiped off with a rag.  Toned down the acanthus leaves with a yellow gold craft paint.  Painted on and wiped off.  When the lights are on you can see some metallic silver shining through and it looks really pretty.

I loved getting to see her beautiful new home.