Lessons in Boiling, De-Lacquering + Aging Brass Hardware
Sherwin Williams Black Magic | hardware Our Tree House has a handful of original doors and windows throughout, and they lend so much character to every room. The house was built in the 1930s, and over the last almost-century, some of the windows were replaced, but to the credit of the previous homeowners, the replacements don’t […]
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Sherwin Williams Black Magic | hardware
Our Tree House has a handful of original doors and windows throughout, and they lend so much character to every room. The house was built in the 1930s, and over the last almost-century, some of the windows were replaced, but to the credit of the previous homeowners, the replacements don’t detract from the charm we fell for. That said – and this easily falls under Old House Problems – all of them have been painted over countless times. This is always so baffling to us, but with every paint job, drips were rarely (if ever) corrected, hinges were lazily painted over and the glass was slopped with heavy brush strokes. Why"! A goal of ours is to correct these issues, slowly, room by room. You’ve seen that we’re painting our windows (and some doors) black, and with that comes a lot of prep work! Scraping paint. Removing hardware. Patching holes. Taping off glass. It is so much effort – a labor of love, no doubt – but we think it yields big res...
The post Lessons in Boiling, De-Lacquering + Aging Brass Hardware appeared first on Yellow Brick Home.
Sherwin Williams Black Magic | hardware
Our Tree House has a handful of original doors and windows throughout, and they lend so much character to every room. The house was built in the 1930s, and over the last almost-century, some of the windows were replaced, but to the credit of the previous homeowners, the replacements don’t detract from the charm we fell for. That said – and this easily falls under Old House Problems – all of them have been painted over countless times. This is always so baffling to us, but with every paint job, drips were rarely (if ever) corrected, hinges were lazily painted over and the glass was slopped with heavy brush strokes. Why"! A goal of ours is to correct these issues, slowly, room by room. You’ve seen that we’re painting our windows (and some doors) black, and with that comes a lot of prep work! Scraping paint. Removing hardware. Patching holes. Taping off glass. It is so much effort – a labor of love, no doubt – but we think it yields big res...
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