Gold Leaf Wall Mirror – Decorative Accent Mirror for Entryway

Gold leaf is applied in sheets rather than sprayed or painted on, and the difference shows from a foot away: leaf lays down in overlapping squares with faint seams between them, so the surface carries a broken, hand-applied depth that no metallic paint reproduces. This one hangs on a wall rather than leaning against it.

Leaf is beaten thin enough to be translucent, which is why whatever sits beneath it affects the final tone, and why gold leaf reads warmer over a red ground than over a white one. It is also delicate at the surface, since the layer is measured in microns and can be rubbed through by aggressive cleaning. Dust it rather than scrub it, and keep any cleaning fluid on the glass instead of on the frame.

A gold-leaf frame does its best work in an entryway, catching whatever light comes through the door, or above a mantel. Against a dark wall the frame becomes the object and the glass reads as the space inside it.

• Frame finish: Gold leaf
• Mounting: Wall hung