Aurora Decorative Finishes LLC
Specializing in verre eglomise, antique mirrors, architectural gilding and handmade wallcoverings
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Join me and a number of my gilding colleagues here!! June 15-19 Charleston SC
#thesocietyofgilders
#sogconference2026
Join me and a number of my gilding colleagues here!! June 15-19 Charleston SC
#thesocietyofgilders
#sogconference2026
This relish bowl is a great parlour trick: ultraviolet light shining on Depression glass reveals the green uranium color.
Just one of the many treasures I’m discovering in Mom’s home after her passing. In the span of a few months, life shifted abruptly—from my role as a gilder to hospice caregiver to estate preparer.
Thanks to my family and friends, things are moving along. It’s all about re-emergence.
This relish bowl is a great parlour trick: ultraviolet light shining on Depression glass reveals the green uranium color.
Just one of the many treasures I’m discovering in Mom’s home after her passing. In the span of a few months, life shifted abruptly—from my role as a gilder to hospice caregiver to estate preparer.
Thanks to my family and friends, things are moving along. It’s all about re-emergence.
After a deep winter haitus to care for my mom, it was rewarding to see this project come to fruition. Thanks to @susanebrowndesign and her lovely client for their patience. Love the copper reflecting in the metallic plaster walls!
After a deep winter haitus to care for my mom, it was rewarding to see this project come to fruition. Thanks to @susanebrowndesign and her lovely client for their patience. Love the copper reflecting in the metallic plaster walls!
So proud of our state!
Holding you in our hearts - Renee Nicole Good x
Happy New Years!
I was given Daruma doll assembly kit from my friend Catherine Lignier after she went to Japan. Painting a Daruma doll’s eyes is a Japanese New Year tradition symbolizing perseverance and goal-setting. I’m going to paint the left eye and set a New Year’s resolution. The other will be painted when my goal is achieved, signifying completion and gratitude. In Japan, I’ve read that they keep them visible as reminders and are traditionally burned at temples after a year, regardless of success, to make way for new goals. (Phew!)
They represent the spirit of never giving up- which is a perfect theme - especially for this New Year.
Happy New Years!
I was given Daruma doll assembly kit from my friend Catherine Lignier after she went to Japan. Painting a Daruma doll’s eyes is a Japanese New Year tradition symbolizing perseverance and goal-setting. I’m going to paint the left eye and set a New Year’s resolution. The other will be painted when my goal is achieved, signifying completion and gratitude. In Japan, I’ve read that they keep them visible as reminders and are traditionally burned at temples after a year, regardless of success, to make way for new goals. (Phew!)
They represent the spirit of never giving up- which is a perfect theme - especially for this New Year.
Eastcliff, Part Two: The Peacock Bar!
While working on the main staircase stencil (previous post), I was thrilled to discover the true ingénue of the home: the Peacock Bar. What looked like a small closet revealed itself to be a hidden jewel box of gilded mirrors and a handpainted ceiling in a peacock tail pattern. The room was reportedly built during the Prohibition era in the 1930s. Though descriptions simply refer to “metallic decorative walls,” we all know this is a beautiful example of églomisé (reverse gilding on glass).
After years of researching, practicing, and pushing(!) this craft to local designers, it was a thrill to find a genuine example right here at home. Happing upon this historic gilded-glass room was the highlight of my fall!
After renovation, Eastcliff will welcome the new University of Minnesota president, Rebecca Cunningham. It will serve as her residence, and the public areas will be open for tours. Eastcliff remains the most-visited public residence in the state.
#glassgilding
#églomisé
#reversegilding #aurora.finishes
@thesocietyofgilders
Eastcliff, Part Two: The Peacock Bar!
While working on the main staircase stencil (previous post), I was thrilled to discover the true ingénue of the home: the Peacock Bar. What looked like a small closet revealed itself to be a hidden jewel box of gilded mirrors and a handpainted ceiling in a peacock tail pattern. The room was reportedly built during the Prohibition era in the 1930s. Though descriptions simply refer to “metallic decorative walls,” we all know this is a beautiful example of églomisé (reverse gilding on glass).
After years of researching, practicing, and pushing(!) this craft to local designers, it was a thrill to find a genuine example right here at home. Happing upon this historic gilded-glass room was the highlight of my fall!
After renovation, Eastcliff will welcome the new University of Minnesota president, Rebecca Cunningham. It will serve as her residence, and the public areas will be open for tours. Eastcliff remains the most-visited public residence in the state.
#glassgilding
#églomisé
#reversegilding #aurora.finishes
@thesocietyofgilders