That term is really used for when you spend $500 on a non-desirable car, spend another $1000 fixing it up and it's worth $750 when you got done.
As a minimalist, you might paint the letters with cheap white paint so you can see them from any angle in less than good light. I just feel that given the handwork involved in making them that deserve "the good stuff" as a finishing touch.
I have a sign like those from my grandfather's shop. I found it in cleaning out my dad's garage and it's going up in my shop soon. It's not "Frank's Shop" anymore but if it sparks a conversation about my long passed grandfather, fine. The sign means a lot to me and I'm expecting Doubleboost and Peter value theirs highly.
Maybe not highly enough to do gold leaf though.
As a minimalist, you might paint the letters with cheap white paint so you can see them from any angle in less than good light. I just feel that given the handwork involved in making them that deserve "the good stuff" as a finishing touch.
I have a sign like those from my grandfather's shop. I found it in cleaning out my dad's garage and it's going up in my shop soon. It's not "Frank's Shop" anymore but if it sparks a conversation about my long passed grandfather, fine. The sign means a lot to me and I'm expecting Doubleboost and Peter value theirs highly.
Maybe not highly enough to do gold leaf though.