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            Mableton Mansion

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            Ladies' Parlor Pocket Doors
            Ladies' Parlor Pocket Doors
            Ladies' Parlor Pocket Doors
            Ladies' Parlor Pocket Doors


            Ladies Parlor McDonald Mansion, Santa Rosa.  The panel pocket doors have been antiqued, the wall panel trims are gilded, the fascia crown and transom has been antiqued.

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            Detail of Room Corner, Facia, Crown
            Detail of Room Corner, Facia, Crown
            Detail of Room Corner, Facia, Crown
            Detail of Room Corner, Facia, Crown


            Corner view, Ladies Parlor, McDonal Mansion, Santa Rosa, CA.  The doors, fascia and crown, and walls have been antiqued.

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            Ladies' Parlor Powder Room
            Ladies' Parlor Powder Room
            Ladies' Parlor Powder Room
            Ladies' Parlor Powder Room


            Ladies Parlor Powder Room, McDonald Mansion, Santa Rosa.  The dome has been gilded with 23K leaf, the walls and crowns have been antiqued.

            Winchester Mystery House


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            Winchester Mystery House Before
            Winchester Mystery House Before Before: Winchester Mystery House windows had been grained over a century ago.
            Winchester Mystery House After
            Winchester Mystery House After After wall reconstruction and new lincrusta and wallpaper, the newly mahogany-grained windows glow with new life. Classic Art & Design also glazed the wainscot lincrusta bands and gilded the chair rails and picture rail.
            South Dining Room
            South Dining Room Winchester Mystery House, San Jose, CA. The South Dining Room has been completed, but not yet furnished. Classic Art & Design, Inc. patinaed the lincrusta wainscot dado with metallic art glazes, gilded the chair and picture rails, mahogany grained the windows and base boards, patinaed the ceiling lincrustas with art oil glazes, gilded and painted the arch corbels. The frieze wall paper was antiqued.
            Dining Room Detail
            Dining Room Detail Detail of the lincrusta wainscot dado patina and metallic glazing.
            Ceiling Before
            Ceiling Before The century-old peeling lincrustas on the ceiling and frieze of the South Dining Room were replaced with finds from the Winchester storage attics. Art for Design glazed and patinaed the newly installed lincrusta bands and ceiling field with color designed to harmonize with the room palette. Ceiling Before
            Ceiling After
            Ceiling After After newly installed lincrustas were glazed and patinaed.

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            Winchester Mystery House Before
            Winchester Mystery House Before Before: Winchester Mystery House windows had been grained over a century ago.
            Winchester Mystery House After
            Winchester Mystery House After After wall reconstruction and new lincrusta and wallpaper, the newly mahogany-grained windows glow with new life. Classic Art & Design also glazed the wainscot lincrusta bands and gilded the chair rails and picture rail.
            South Dining Room
            South Dining Room Winchester Mystery House, San Jose, CA. The South Dining Room has been completed, but not yet furnished. Classic Art & Design, Inc. patinaed the lincrusta wainscot dado with metallic art glazes, gilded the chair and picture rails, mahogany grained the windows and base boards, patinaed the ceiling lincrustas with art oil glazes, gilded and painted the arch corbels. The frieze wall paper was antiqued.
            Dining Room Detail
            Dining Room Detail Detail of the lincrusta wainscot dado patina and metallic glazing.
            Ceiling Before
            Ceiling Before The century-old peeling lincrustas on the ceiling and frieze of the South Dining Room were replaced with finds from the Winchester storage attics. Art for Design glazed and patinaed the newly installed lincrusta bands and ceiling field with color designed to harmonize with the room palette. Ceiling Before
            Ceiling After
            Ceiling After After newly installed lincrustas were glazed and patinaed.


            Gilded Fiji Columns

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            Antiqued and Gilded Fiji Columns
            Antiqued and Gilded Fiji Columns
            Antiqued and Gilded Fiji Columns
            Antiqued and Gilded Fiji Columns


            The antiqued and gilded Fiji columns in San Francisco, 23K Manetti Red Gold Leaf.

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            George and Elise Shadow

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