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 [...]
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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 »
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 [...]
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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