Gold leaf tole sconces

My grandmother had good taste and a very talented decorator. She passed away when I was 13, but her style had made a lasting impact on me. When I moved to my first apartment in Brooklyn, I visited the "free store" in my Grandfather's basement and, among other things, came away with a pair of gold leafed tole wall candelabra. I had a vision for an all-white apartment and planned to spray paint them white.

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Luckily, I cam to my senses (with a little input from my mother), and they ended up happily ensconced in a sort of pea green dining room with picture moldings, vintage Queen Ann furniture, tortoise blinds, and, for special occasions, massive amounts of forsythia branches.

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Our next two homes didn't seem to have a spot for them, and they have been packed up for almost a decade. I've recently been on a kick to find a way to use the cool things I have, to get them out of storage and into my home where they can make me happy.

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At the same time, I've noticed that ornate gilded wall sconces are trending. If there's a lot of it out in the vintage stores, it is making a comeback: mark my words! Here is just a sampling from my outing yesterday to Hunt and Gather.









And I just spotted these over at Chattafabulous (from New York Social Diary):




My grandmother used hers in a living room with acres of kelly green carpet and all-white, low profile, button back upholstered furniture.  Gorgeous.

What do you think: do you like the look?