Gold makes me smile. Not just because it’s worth a lot of money, but because it reminds me of my mother. She has always been a big fan of gold jewelry particularly when it’s 14Karat. She loves gold so much that we even had metallic gold vertical blinds that covered our dining room windows. It wasn’t quite like Donald Trump’s home, but it definitely made a statement. She’s also a HUGE fan of leopard print, but I’ll save that story for another day.
Gold and brass have taken a back seat for awhile when it comes to home decor, but they are making their way back. I’ve found myself becoming drawn to gold again. I jumped for joy (not really, it just sounded good) when I came across this DIY gilding challenge on the blog Fieldstone Hill Design. I’m not much of a DIY gal if it’s a project that requires power tools or a lot of patience. However, this project was one I had just completed before I saw the post.
The challenge is to gild something or paint it gold then use it in a lovely display. Nine other bloggers are sharing the challenge on their sites along with their projects. I’d been eyeing a navy blue crab that’s part of the Nate Berkus home decor collection at Target. My zodiac sign is Cancer the Crab so I’m a little partial to crustaceans. The problem was I don’t have an ounce of navy blue in my house and the color doesn’t match my decor. I thought Mr. Crab would be perfect if he were gold. I wanted a gold accent piece so I decided to paint him with some gold acrylic paint I already owned. How hard could it be? As you can see from my photo of Mr. Crab he’s not perfectly solid gold. I kind of like that you can still see some of the navy underneath, but it looks black. I toyed with the idea of buying some gold spray paint and completely covering him, but I decided I sort of like the weathered effect. He goes well with my weathered wood table. He’s not perfect, but then again neither am I. What do you think? About the crab that is.
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I love your little gold crab – simple yet adds so much! Thanks for linking up to our challenge!
Thanks for the opportunity. I will be looking forward to future challenges with you all.
I love your gold crab, he will look beautiful in your future beach house. keep blogging, I love it xoxo
Thanks Kathy! You know me well. I’m always thinking of my beach house. We need to get together soon. I was just thinking the other day that I haven’t seen you in forever.
Your crab is so cute! Good idea to paint him.
Thanks Anne. Now I find myself looking around for other things to paint.
I love the gold crab, it adds so much! Looks so good with your decor. 🙂
love your little crab! i’m a bit fickle when it comes to gold, but you’ve kinda inspired me…I maybe can do more of a bronze/ or antiqued brass. 😉
Thanks Gina. Both the bronze and antiqued brass would be nice too. I know what you mean about gold. A little gold goes a long way.
Looks so gorgeous!! I love it! And I love that the navy shines through!
Thanks Stacey. The perfectionist in me wanted to buy some spray paint and cover him completely, but then I decided I sort of liked the brush stroke effect.
Dawn, you crack me up. Mr. Crab was the perfect little fella to gild….now i’m looking around for my one little golden treasure. Thanks for the fun idea.
This was a lot easier than the bookcase and more my speed. Although, I still haven’t given up on the bookcase. That will be another post.
I LOVE LOVE LOVE this project! It shows how classy and simple adding gold can be. Thank you so much for joining in on the party!
Thanks Darlene, your challenges are such a great idea. Thanks for the opportunity to participate in them. I look forward to more. You’ve inspired me!
I’ve just never met a gold animal I didn’t love. 🙂 Especially this awesome crab! How have I never seen him at target?? He’s stunning in gold! Thanks so much for linking up to Ditto DIY!
Thanks for stopping by Kelly and the opportunity to participate in the challenge. I look forward to future decorating challenges 🙂