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Month: August 2021

Reconstructing the stairs

Posted on August 19, 2021August 19, 2021 by bklandshark

The house still had the original 19th century stairs in place and that meant not a single right angle was remaining. It seemed important to replace the stairs before the baby came and repair the damaged wood work including the newel post. Here you can see the stairs before we started the work with the…

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Stair well decorative and crown moulding

Posted on August 3, 2021August 3, 2021 by bklandshark

One of the things I love about Victorian houses is all the decorative embellishments like the ceiling and surface moulding. Like a lot of things in the house though the former owner had not maintained the decorative plaster. Pieces were missing or had many layers of paint on them that meant lost definition. I had…

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  • A nursery fit for a princess September 1, 2023
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  • Reconstructing the stairs August 19, 2021
  • Stair well decorative and crown moulding August 3, 2021
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