Antiquing and Gilding
Mableton Mansion
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.
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.
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
Ceiling After
After newly installed lincrustas were glazed and patinaed.
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. Art for Design also glazed the wainscot lincrusta bands and gilded the chair rails and picture rail.
South Dining Room
Winchester Mystery House, San Jose, CA. The South Dining Room has been completed, but not yet furnished. Art for 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
Detail of the lincrusta wainscot dado patina and metallic glazing.
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
After newly installed lincrustas were glazed and patinaed.
Winchester Mystery House Before
Before: Winchester Mystery House windows had been grained over a century ago.
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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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