6 Faux Metallic Projects with Tin Foil

Tin foil is not just for cooking, my friends.  There are plenty of ways to put aluminum foil to work in a DIY project to get a metallic finish that can look pretty darn close a real metallic finish.  Being that tin foil is technically metal already, it’s effect makes it look that much more real, in my opinion.  It’s a pretty versatile material and here are a variety of creative ways tin foil has been used for a faux metallic finish to some surprising otherwise boring items.  

Faux metallic projects using tin foil

Faux metallic bling for the bedroom – Red Hen Home

Red Hen Home turned two bedside tables glam-glamorous by covering the furniture with aluminum foil and decoupage.

Faux metallic button – Scraptus.blogspot

Scraptus.blogspot used tin foil and a Big Shot embossing machine to create this fabulous new look for these buttons…oh the possibilities for boring buttons when covered with foil.

DIY faux metallic greeting cards – Taming the Goblin

Taming the Goblin, a kid-friendly website, made thank you cards with cardstock, hot glue and tin foil.  Any project that stirs the creativity for the little ones is a cool project in my book, but what’s more is the many ways this project can be used, like labels for organizing a kid’s room, making inspiring signage, name plates…  What kid wouldn’t love to see their name in 3D?

Faux metallic Anthropologie inspired letter – The Space Between

The Space Between Blog not only used alum foil to nail this Anthro metallic letter knock-off, but offers a great tutorial on how to actually make the letter itself.  Whom of us wouldn’t love to see our initials in 3D?

Faux silver leaf wall texture – Positively Splendid

The Ivy Cottage Blog (sharing at Positively Splendid)  glammed up an entire wall with a faux metallic wall technique using aluminum foil.  This is a great tutorial for covering a full wall, partial wall, furniture piece, table top, or any type of larger item.

Faux antique silver eggs – Just Crafty Enough

Just Crafty Enough covered faux eggs with tin foil and gave them a classy, vintage look with some antique stain.  Move over golden eggs because seeing a nest of these would certainly catch my eye in a table centerpiece or in a vignette on a mantel.  This gets me thinking about how many other random objects could be perked up with interest by being covered with foil.

I think it’s interesting how using aluminum foil can create a metallic look that ranges from a glam style to the functional/industrial look to antique and vintage inspired.  I have some crafty ideas spinning around in my head for putting tin foil to the challenge around here, how about you?

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Thanks for stopping by ~ Amy