Silver leaf lends luster to the interior of an ordinary display cupboard; it is also an accent on the doors. The pale-green base color matches the walls for a built-in effect. Crown molding and polished-nickel knobs complete the look. Aluminum leaf looks almost identical to silver but doesn't tarnish.

Get the look with Martha Stewart Living Paint Color in Feldspar (cabinet) and Dolphin (interior of cabinet) at the Home Depot. 

Order a Tester of Feldspar

Order a Tester of Dolphin

How to Make a Silver leaf Cabinet

1. Remove the back of your cabinet and paint it silver, so any cracks in leafing won't show. Gather your supplies: silver-leafing sizing, 4-inch roller, aluminum leaf, gilder's tip brush, and a soft pig-hair paintbrush.

2. Apply sizing with roller, and let dry until tacky, about 30 minutes. Rub gilder's tip brush on your sleeve to generate static, and wave it over a square of leaf, which will rise to meet it. Hold the sheet near the surface -- it will adhere to the sizing when the gilder's tip gets close.

3. Tap the sheet into place with the dry paintbrush. Continue, overlapping squares by 1/4 to 1/2 inch.

4. Smooth edges with the dry brush.