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NewsRian M. H. Deurenberg-Wilkinson2018-07-03T18:03:05-04:00

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Reupholstering a Queen Anne wing chair in a challe

Reupholstering a Queen Anne wing chair in a challenging check pattern.
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#checkchallenge #upholstery #furnitureconservation #pintwicecutonce #gardnerhouse

Gesso dipping on a few replacement acorns for a fe

Gesso dipping on a few replacement acorns for a federal gilt mirror.
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#gesso #gilding #goldleaf #acorn #mirror #gildingconservation #furnitureconservation

Furniture Restoration Class *Sat-Sun Jan 11-12th*

Furniture Restoration Class *Sat-Sun Jan 11-12th* Baltic CT Studio

Happy New Year from our crew to yours. May your fu

Happy New Year from our crew to yours. May your fu(rni)ture look bright and shiny.
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#happynewyear #2020 #furnitureconservation #shellac

Merry Christmas and/or happy holidays from all of

Merry Christmas and/or happy holidays from all of us.
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#merrychristmas #furniture #antique #isitchristmasyet

A soapstone Taj Mahal with a lot of damage and mis

A soapstone Taj Mahal with a lot of damage and missing pieces...back together again and cleaned up.
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#Antique #Antiques #Furniture #AntiqueFurniture #artconservation #restoration #furnitureconservation #furniturerestoration #objectconservation #tajmahal #soapstone

A fun and different little project: making this mi

A fun and different little project: making this missing link in rosewood for a Van Cleef and Arpels bracelet from 1969. Second image shows the completed bracelet.
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#vancleefarpels #bracelet #jewelry #woodcarving #furnitureconservation

Thank you for your service to all veterans! . Deta

Thank you for your service to all veterans!
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Detail of the conserved World War II memorial frame from the North Kingstown Free Library.
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#veteransday #veteransday2019 #thankyouforyourservice #northkingstownfreelibrary #framerestoration #furnitureconservation

And...the results! Reupholstery of two rocking cha

And...the results! Reupholstery of two rocking chairs for the Gardner House at Brown University.
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#Antique #Antiques #Furniture #AntiqueFurniture #artconservation #restoration #furnitureconservation #furniturerestoration #rockingchair #upholsteryconservation #upholstery #brownuniversity #gardnerhouseatbrown #sceneatbrown

Upholstery of two rocking chairs for the Gardner H

Upholstery of two rocking chairs for the Gardner House at Brown University.
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#Antique #Antiques #Furniture #AntiqueFurniture #artconservation #restoration #furnitureconservation #furniturerestoration #rockingchair #upholsteryconservation #upholstery #brownuniversity #gardnerhouseatbrown #sceneatbrown

Some TLC for the frame of a painting that is all a

Some TLC for the frame of a painting that is all about just that: “Comrades” by Howard E. Smith.
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#artconservation #frameconservation #gilding #tlc #comrades

Filling losses in the japanned surfaces of a chest

Filling losses in the japanned surfaces of a chest on frame from the Gardner House at Brown University in Providence, RI. They’ll be cut to their final shape tomorrow.
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#Antique #Antiques #Furniture #AntiqueFurniture #artconservation #restoration #furnitureconservation #furniturerestoration #artrestoration #antiquerestoration #asianstyle #chestonframe #japanning #lacquerimitation #losscompensation #brownuniversity #gardnerhouseatbrown #sceneatbrown

The next batch of Laura Ingalls Wilder furniture i

The next batch of Laura Ingalls Wilder furniture is in! This time it’s a sofa with matching armchair. We’re very much looking forward to working on them. 😊
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#littlehouseontheprairie #lauraingallswilder #lauraingallswilderhome #mansfieldmo #upholsteryconservation #furnitureconservation #furniturerestoration

Wood Identification Class by Randy S. Wilkinson 🔎 Oct 26-27 🔎 Mystic Seaport Museum

With school about to start, Fall will be here soon

With school about to start, Fall will be here soon and so will our annual Wood Identification workshop...October 26-27, 2019. Register now and secure you spot today!
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#linkinprofile #woodidentification #class #collector #appraiser #woodworker #microscope

Back to the Laura Ingalls Wilder Home in Mansfield

Back to the Laura Ingalls Wilder Home in Mansfield, MO today...not by covered wagon but on an air conditioned truck. 😎
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The armchair was partially recovered with new corduroy fabric from England. Laura owned and used this chair in the same period that she wrote her famous series “The Little House on the Prairie”.
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#littlehouseontheprairie #lauraingallswilder #lauraingallswilderhome #mansfieldmo #upholsteryconservation #furnitureconservation #furniturerestoration

On pins and needles: Laura Ingalls Wilder’s armc

On pins and needles: Laura Ingalls Wilder’s armchair is getting its partially new cover.
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Working on recovering the Laura Ingalls Wilder armchair with new corduroy fabric from England. She owned and used this chair in the same period that she was writing her famous series “The Little House on the Prairie”.
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#littlehouseontheprairie #lauraingallswilder #lauraingallswilderhome #mansfieldmo #upholsteryconservation #furnitureconservation #furniturerestoration

Working on recovering the Laura Ingalls Wilder arm

Working on recovering the Laura Ingalls Wilder armchair with new corduroy fabric from England. She owned and used this chair in the same period that she was writing her famous series “The Little House on the Prairie”. What a treat to work on, especially with upholsterer Gerald Nadeau!
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#littlehouseontheprairie #lauraingallswilder #lauraingallswilderhome #mansfieldmo #upholsteryconservation #furnitureconservation #furniturerestoration

Men will WANT to shave using this beauty of a shav

Men will WANT to shave using this beauty of a shaving mirror. 👨🏻‍💼
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#furniturerestoration #furnitureconservation #shavingmirror #traditionalshaving #shaving #shaveinstyle

Patinating brasses for a chest of drawers. The fin

Patinating brasses for a chest of drawers. The final result is on the left.
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#furniturerestoration #furnitureconservation #patina #brasshardware #acrylicpaint

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