Occasionally in Toronto, one can find an original Queen Anne Style window in a Bay and Gable, or other Victorian, styled home. Apparently, improved glass making in the 1880s meant that designers could build larger windows with fewer small mullioned panes, however, mullions were still appreciated for their aesthetics.
Queen Anne window style, the result of [...]
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Stained Glass Queen Anne, or “Cottage” Style Windows
Posted in Victorian Millwork, tagged Antique Hardware, Bay-and-Gable, Glazing, Millwork, Queen Anne, Victorian, Window casings on October 10, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Refinishing an Antique Door
Posted in Victorian Millwork, tagged Antique door, Bay-and-Gable, Glazing, Millwork, Paint stripping, Queen Anne, Stain, Tung oil, Wood moldings, Wood refinishing on March 8, 2009 | 4 Comments »
The original door on the house is a Queen Anne style that was unfortunately painted with the cheapest grade latex paint. This style of door can be found on many late Victorian Queen Anne styled Bay-and-Gable homes in Toronto.
After some research, Tung oil seemed like the the best possible finish.
Stripping layers of paint off the [...]
Victorian Trompe l’oeil Wood Graining
Posted in Victorian Millwork, tagged antique doors, Faux Finish, Millwork, Paint stripping, preservation, restoration, Trompe l'oeil, Victorian on January 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The Victorians were fond of making the ordinary appear extraordinary, especially when the extraordinary exceeded one’s reach.
Faux finishes are not limited to late 1980s interior decor or to low budget “trading rooms” television programming. The Victorians were fond of making the ordinary appear extraordinary, especially when the extraordinary exceeded one’s reach. I found some original Victorian wood graining under layers of [...]
Custom Milled Storm Windows: The Real Value in Old Windows
Posted in Victorian Millwork, tagged Millwork, noise abatement, Old house, Queen Anne, storm windows, thermopanes, vinyl windows on January 11, 2009 | 6 Comments »
Old windows are so worth saving and so much a part of a house’s style and character.
Unfortunately, many old houses have lost their windows after manufacturers claimed thermopaned windows offered such superior
energy effeciency. Civil engineers from the University of Vermont, The Vermont Energy Investment Corp., and the U.S. Army Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory [...]
Installing a Bead-board Ceiling: Big Fun with a Brad Nailer
Posted in Victorian Millwork, tagged beadboard, Brad nailer, crown molding, Millwork, mitre cut, mitre saw, Pine, Wood moldings on January 7, 2009 | 1 Comment »
I wanted to put up bead board in a small laundry room, but lost enthusiasm for the project after realizing I would need to spend a couple of hours nailing boards over my head. So perhaps I did not really need a pneumatic Brad nailer, but now that I own one, I have tons of ideas for [...]
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 »
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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