How To Use Gold Leaf to Gild A Frame

Gilding is the centuries-old craft of using thin sheets of silver, gold or other metals to make frames, furniture or other pieces appear to be made of precious metal. You can either use 23-karat gold leaf or imitation leaf which is much cheaper. The results with the imitation leaf is pretty good. Gilding does take practice but the results are worth it. I like the way the red comes through the gold leaf.