Sometimes walls are meant to shimmer… This gorgeous wall treatment was created in 1879 by mixing coarse sand with green paint and then gilding the faceted surface with gold-colored metallic bronze power. By the 1970s, the bronze powder had tarnished to brown and the design intent of the room lost. It was painted over with latex paint in a pastel shade…
When Historic New England acquired the William R. Emerson designed Eustis Estate in Milton, MA the firm I worked for was hired to do cross-section microscopy paint analysis of the interior and the exterior trim. I worked on the team doing the historic paint analysis to determine what was under the latex paint and had the great pleasure of helping to figure out what was done in 1879, and how to recreate it in 2017. You can read about the process, and other uses of microscopic paint analysis in Chapter 18 of “Restoring Your Historic House, The Comprehensive Guide for Homeowners.”
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