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Styled Bar Cart
I love this beautiful bar cart my parents gave me. It has top and bottom shelves, both of which are leather covered. It has a wine rack just below the top shelf. I really love it. But I’m not a big drinker, so going full bar-cart never seemed to be the right fit. Instead I have always styled the cart for the current season. After updating some dark colored candle sticks with white and gold gilding, I added a spring vase, and a piece of Mikasa stoneware. The wine rack stores a few bottles of wine, and the bottom shelf houses my Mikasa wineglasses. I love how these few updates…
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How to Apply Gold Leaf
Gold Leaf How To: Gold leafing, or gilding, can add an elegant look to many projects and it’s much easier to do than it seems. I want to walk you through the steps I used to add a gold leafing to these otherwise plain white candlesticks. When I first decided to update these candlesticks I thought I wanted to go with an all-white rustic look. However, when they were finished they reminded me more of something that belongs in Disney’s Haunted Mansion than something I would love to have displayed in my dining room. Don’t get me wrong, I do love Disney’s Haunted Mansion, I just don’t want my…
