This aluminum leafed and stenciled ceiling creates a glowing, romantic environment out of a previously bland space.

Dutch metals are relatively cost effective and create a lot of bang for the buck. The finish can also be achieved with metallic paints, so there is room in any budget to create this effect.

My client is an immigration lawyer and the Mom to a young man, so you can imagine there are some pretty stressful days.

Our goal was to create a romantic, glowing space, something to soothe her soul and ease the tensions away.

The stencil is from Royal Design Studio Stencils and I used an aluminum leaf from Gilded Planet.

The ceiling looks luxurious but was in fact quite affordable. Dutch metals are relatively cost effective and create a lot of bang for the buck.

Real gold and silver is, of course, much more beautiful and also a lot more expensive.

This finish can be achieved with metallic paints too, so there is room for any budget to create this effect.