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Restorations
| I'm currently doing some part-time work for classicalamericanhomes.org on the Baker house in NYC and have done some work on Edgewater in the past. Mostly plaster restoration and restoration of some faux marble walls and woodwork. If you are interested in historical preservation, visit the site and buy the book "Adventures with old houses" by Richard Hampton Jenrette. Please click on the image to see the larger photo. Use your browser back button to return. |
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Neglected paneled door. Mahogany. From the late Rudolph Nureyev's apt. in the Dakota in New York City. |
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The door stripped, patched and pre-stained. All damage patched and color matched, old hardware etc. |
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The door finished stained and French polished [shellac technique] |
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The same door another angle. The job consisted of 15 doors in total. |
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Gold lacquered cast radiator grills [restored]. |
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Original finish from 1890 had been dulled and turned black from soot. |
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Close up radiator grill [custom gold lacquer]. |
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Shutter restoration before [heavy damage]. |
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Shutter restoration after [wood replaced, prepped and painted]. |
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100 + years of paint stripped off this paneling. |
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The stripping revealed figured oak! |
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Figured oak book matched panel above mantel. |
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Completed with polymerized tung oil finish. |
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Restored ivory inlayed doors [Yoko Ono's, the Dakota, New York City]. |
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New piano hinge and ivroid [plastic composite] used to replace missing ivory. |
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Close up of cut pieces fastened with brass brads. |
