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 [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Wood moldings’
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 »
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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