Some favorite bits of gilt…
18th century Venetian mirror…
2oth century gilded console, bronze and crystal chandelier…
That Chanel shopping bag is inspired…and the offset green
potted white orchids…
18th century Italian gilt cartouche fragment
1stdibs
1960′s artwork by Al Held above a Louis XIV gilded settee
upholstered in Belgian linen …top photo and above
design by C. Renea Abbott of Shabby Slips Houston
photography Roger Davies, Western Interiors April ’09
Full on gilt boiserie…in process…
and in detail…
House and Garden archives
Paper Illusions the Art of Isabelle de Borchgrave
Carved, gilded, a touch of blue and old white…
Ginny Magher’s home in Atlanta…
a complicated wall pulled together
with gold detail…
Veranda March April ’06
Designer Dan Marty’s Los Angeles apartment…
The glint of gold frames and marine blue adding a
subtle accent to the warm, neutral color range,
a mismatched set of small octagonal Syrian tables…
Antique chinoiserie dresser, framed art…lightly traced in gold
deconstructed armchair…
photography Tim Street-Porter
Western Interiors April ’09
In my office my vintage flea market flag and
Wisteria sunburst mirror…dressed up with a bit
of gold paint…be it ever so humble, there’s
always a place for a bit of gold…
