http://theempirefurniture.com Examining The Revival Of Roman And Greek Classical Styles During The Empire Furniture Era Of The 19th Century Mon, 22 Mar 2010 00:22:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 http://theempirefurniture.com/archives/furniture-make-overs http://theempirefurniture.com/archives/furniture-make-overs#comments Wed, 29 Jul 2009 22:48:43 +0000 Admin http://theempirefurniture.com/?p=411 Finding great antique furniture can be costly and rare to find, so often times when a reproduction furniture piece comes along that I can fix up to look like the real thing, I turn to appliques to dress up the furniture. Hardware can make a *great* piece even more *spectacular*. Ormolus are gilt-metal decorations that are nailed on to the furniture. Today you can also purchase moulds that you can reuse with plaster of Paris. Reproducing the Neoclassical looks of Robert Adam is quite simple today when you can produce dozens of plaster ornaments with one simple plastic mould. Laurel wreaths, rosettes and bell flowers are often my choice when I am dressing up chairs, beds and chests. They are well worth the investment. Check out some of the discounted Moulds here and here. (Read More.....)

]]> Finding great antique furniture can be costly and rare to find, so often times when a reproduction furniture piece comes along that I can fix up to look like the real thing, I turn to appliques to dress up the furniture. Hardware can make a *great* piece even more *spectacular*. Ormolus are gilt-metal decorations that are nailed on to the furniture. Today you can also purchase moulds that you can reuse with plaster of Paris. Reproducing the Neoclassical looks of Robert Adam is quite simple today when you can produce dozens of plaster ornaments with one simple plastic mould. Laurel wreaths, rosettes and bell flowers are often my choice when I am dressing up chairs, beds and chests. They are well worth the investment. Check out some of the discounted Moulds here and here. (Read More.....)

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