Industrialism resulted in the wide availability of architectural millwork that was once only available to wealthy clients building the best of homes. Late Victorian or “High Victorian” millwork was the most elaborate and suited popular Victorian revival styles of the time including Queen Anne and Eastlake. Hull (2003) refers to the period 1890-1910 as the [...]
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Late 1880s Victorian Millwork
Posted in Victorian Millwork, tagged antique doors, Architrave, Baluster, Bannister, Baseboards, Bay-and-Gable, Corner blocks, Eastlake, High Victorian, Historic millwork, industrialism, late 1800s, Mahogany, Millwork, Oak, Painted oak graining, Pine, Private rooms, Public rooms, Queen Anne, Railway, Victorian, West Toronto Junction, Window casings, Wood moldings, wood moulding on December 29, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Ugly Things Done to Old Houses or “Old House Atrocities”
Posted in Ugly Things Done to Old Houses, tagged Angelbrick, antique doors, Arts and Crafts, cheap paint, Edwardian, Mission Style, open space, Parged brick, popcorn ceiling, porch, stone cladding, Toronto, Victorian, vinyl siding, vinyl windows, wall-to-wall carpeting on December 13, 2008 | 9 Comments »
Take a walk in any urban neighbourhood and you are going to find old houses that have been “destroyed” in any number of ways. Here is my list of some of the worst offences, that is not meant to offend, but will. Feel free to disagree or add your own old house atrocity. This list, [...]
Finding and Restoring Antique House Hardware
Posted in Antique House Hardware, tagged Antique Hardware, Brass, Bronze, Cast Iron, Eastlake, Paint stripping, Refinishing, Victorian on December 4, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
It is always exciting finding old hardware in your house that has been forgotten under layers of paint. Intricate Victorian designs in cast iron, brass and bronze give a house an incredible sense of character and it takes very little effort to refinish these antique pieces of your home.
Paint strippers can be used to quickly [...]
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