Unique Itemswpstlrestore2018-09-24T09:31:49-05:00

Unique Items

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Aug 25

Because 100+ year old wooden vanity mirrors need help too. Broken/missing handle grain matched, sculpted to fit and finished to match.

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Mar 22

A better angle on this ....its soooooo pretty!

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Mar 22

Freshly polished whew! A lot more difficult than it looks.

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Mar 19

Why are the only editing details needed in this scan deep in the cracks of this gnome? And why do the cracks have to be located so .....why, universe, why?

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Mar 17

Stitching the border bead chain like the upholstery sewing machine..... 3d scanned, reverse engineered, redesigned, rescaled, and now really looking good.

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Mar 13

Sorry for the long video, but this was too gorgeous not to share, and it was just the tack coats! Black dyed heavy birdseye (quilted maybe?)maple.... more on this project later once we get it tuned up and settled down.

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Mar 8

Daylight Savings Time change provided a great opportunity to scan this statue in an exterior environment!

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Feb 19

Refinishing hardware to complement wood tones.

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@artofrealestatestl this should improve your day.

Feb 1

Wouldn't it be terrific if it could be made as fast as it simulates? This was replicated with 3d scanning, then digitally modified, sculpted, and scaled, from the original.

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Nov 2

It's fireplace season! 2 fireplace mantels finished in 2 days for 2 different clients. But which one was originally painted?

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Oct 4

Wishing more people would go for the BOLD colors somedays - this is on fire figuratively, and will be later literally once candles go back in for dinner!

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Sep 28

When this bench came in, it was just rusty metal brackets, no hardware, no boards. So we stripped, painted, milled new boards from matching rough stock, and custom fitted each individual slat and bored through with new hardware. The biggest surprise was how inconsistent the holes in the metal brackets were to fit the new boards properly. Yes, that's the touchup paint in the jar on the seat.

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Sep 10

This was a fun one to reupholster...."fuzzily". But what is more scary than upholstering in whites? Storing it until it is ready to be delivered! Gotta wrap it right. @studiolark
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Aug 20

Sometimes you gotta scan unique parts....but look at the incredible casting textures. You can barely see that in real life.

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Aug 16

Sometimes replicating new parts allows for big upgrades in aesthetic, like this replacement auto console we exact matched, recreated, and heavy cleared back again for auto use. Old pieces still there for reference.

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May 7

We refinish and repair/restore hardware too! Often fixing things locksmiths said they couldn't fix.... #stlrestorerefinishing
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Apr 26

From drawing to clay model to digital model to milled to painted and gilded! Crazy details and crazy challenges templating off the clay model.
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Apr 24

Trunk restored to look authentic!

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Apr 24

Getting down to the nitty gritty on a 1920s emerson desk fan with variable speed! Pretty sure it has never been cleaned in 100 years, either.
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Apr 29

Superhero belts, anyone? Metallic silver

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Mar 30

Steinway piano parts going through.... #stlrestorerefinishing #stlrestoreunique

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