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Fine Finishes
By Custom Home Staff Clear Connection Finding the right glass artist for a project—whether simple or complicated, large or small—can be a difficult task for the busy architect, designer,...
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28JunRead MoreBeacon of the Community
By Jay Parsons THE BALTIMORE SUN Above the domes atop Canton’s St. Casimir Roman Catholic Church, more than 100 feet in the air, gusts of wind occasionally send Michael...
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01JanRead MoreAcrylics: Catalysts for New Advances in Gilding Restoration
In previous articles we have explored materials for gilding, preparation techniques, and the challenges of gilding in modern times. While the basic technique of gilding traces its roots to...
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13SepRead MoreGilding Conservation at the Washington Monument
The interior of the Washington Monument has over 190 carved stone tablets set into the walls of the edifice, many of them dating from the 1850’s. Of these stones,...
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07AugRead MoreThe New World of Exterior Gilding
The gilding of exterior architectural ornament goes back hundreds of years: Gilded domes, spires, steeples and other ornament abound throughout France, Belgium and other Western European countries, as well...