In the 19th century, itinerant artists traveled from town to town offering their services to decorate houses with murals, stenciling, and/or painted faux finishes. This c. 1840’s free-hand painting was done in the front hall of an 18th century New England farm house and mimics wallpaper patterns of the time.
The preservation of historic decorative painting is covered in Chapter 18 of Restoring Your Historic House, The Comprehensive Guide for Homeowners. The 720-page book will be in stores by December 10th and is now available for pre-order on the Barnes & Noble, Target, Walmart, and Powell’s Books websites and on Amazon!
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