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…trowel. 4) First, a thin coat of plaster is spread over the seams in long even swipes. 5) Bob is shown here gathering plaster with a trowel. He will work from the…
…Things go quickly at this stage, lots of plaster gets mixed and the finish progresses nicely…

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…partitions and exposed the original parlor that I came upon their intended location." His interior parlor door had been complemented…
…renovator. Light fixtures, plaster, columns, stenciling, and…
…fireplace surround or enough of the plaster cornice to enable a restoration…

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…wall treatment discovered under eleven layers of paint in the parlor. Now recreated to its original splendor, the multi-hued…
…drawings of Homer's The Illiad uncovered in 1988, grace the parlor as well. Each major public room features recreated mantels…

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The parlor walls of the Bob Vila s Home Again Season 13 Modern Colonial project house were stenciled with reproduction stencils from the Daniel…

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…Mansion. When the mansion was first built in the early 1800s the original doors to the Governor's office and the ladies' parlor were faux finished to look like flame mahogany which was a very exotic wood at the time. Over the years the original faux finish…

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…what home projects he would eventually undertake, the existing hardwood floors, woodworking, doors, hardware, tub and plaster walls were going to stay. Hogan took a restore-not-replace mindset. He tore out old carpet and exposed the original…

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…proposition, but it doesn t have to be. Adriennevan Dooren, author of The House that Faux Built: Transform Your Home with Paint, Plaster and Creativity, spent $950 to turn an ugly basement corner with 6 -foot ceilings into a charming wine storage area. The…

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