Category Archives: painted furniture

Conservation of Mason Monterey Tinoco Bedside Stand

Posted on August 21, 2016 by

We were to conserve and restore a Mason Monterey side table with the charming, funny and valuable Juan Tinoco horses on the drawer front.  This is a project that included conservation/preservation (cleaning dirt and mold from the paint, and affixing … Continue reading →

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Creating Random Pattern in a Painted Finish

Posted on July 25, 2016 by

This is a European Pear wood, Louis XVI, French Empire Sofa from the mid-18th century. The image above is the way it appeared when it arrived in our studio. The frame was well-loved by generations though abuses by upholsterers and … Continue reading →

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Process: Circus Ball 2

Posted on October 27, 2015 by

Before I start showing you the restoration process, first let’s take a moment to marvel at this extraordinary ball.  I rarely post full-size images, but the texture on this damaged ball is so beautiful, and the construction so extraordinary, that … Continue reading →

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Process: Circus Ball!

Posted on August 24, 2015 by

The thing I love most about our business is that you never know what is going to roll into our studio for treatment! Earlier this year, a new client sent the images below, along with the image of his aunt … Continue reading →

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Our Antique Burro Chair, Monterey Style

Posted on December 9, 2014 by

This gallery contains 17 photos.

Originally posted on D.Katie Powell Art:
I started out to do a little post on painting one of our chairs. Then I realized I was posting about a chair I had also painted — so figured I should post…

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W is for Windsor: A-to-Z Challenge

Posted on April 26, 2014 by

One of my favorite chairs, this often overlooked Windsors may have originated in Wales, Ireland and England, where wheelwrights creating chairs as they made wheel spokes, which were chairs using compression tension joints, with no hide glue holding the spokes … Continue reading →

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L is for Lead: A-to-Z-Challenge

Posted on April 14, 2014 by

Let’s talk about lead as in lead paint, shown right in a Mason Monterey Horseshoe-back Chair, especially in the cream, yellow, and greens.  While we are at it, let’s talk about toxic pigments in antique or vintage paints. We love … Continue reading →

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