Detached Victorian renovation, London.

[Harry Flashman]

The original doors have the original door handles and spindles on them, in a variety of designs, which is something of a gift. I'm trying to decide whether to polish and lacquer them, or leave them tarnished...

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[dmsims]

1 Tarnished vote

Those lights are pretty reasonable price wise as well

[Harry Flashman]

I think the lights are stonking value compared to what is for sale in designer shops, or even design sites like Houzz. The wall lights they do will be going in the few locations we have wall mounted lights, too. Some are still weather sealed, so make great outside lamps too.

A friend of mine, who has a marine engineeringamd salvage company, put me onto them. He supplies them with stuff.

[dmsims]

Harry Flashman said:

I think the lights are stonking value compared to what is for sale in designer shops, or even design sites like Houzz. The wall lights they do will be going in the few locations we have wall mounted lights, too. Some are still weather sealed, so make great outside lamps too.

A friend of mine, who has a marine engineeringamd salvage company, put me onto them. He supplies them with stuff.

Agreed, now everything will double

[Henners]

I'd vote for a polish and maybe a lacquer.

[jas xjr]

another vote for tarnished. the rest of the place will be looking spotless. i think the handles could just set it off.
i am sure it will look amazing whatever you do. very envious of your energy and appetite for all this work. it has taken me two years to do my kitchen

[FBP1]

Looking good, Harry.

If you are any door handles or other door or wall furniture short - Willow and Stone https://www.willowandstone.co.uk/ do very nice stuff for that era. All the door furniture in our place came from there.

[dimots]

Looks great! I live in a very similar house and I would say KEEP all patinated fittings. Don’t touch them.

[hyphen]

Henners said:

I'd vote for a polish and maybe a lacquer.

+1

[dimots]

Some of our equally varied collection. I love them and would never touch them. Patina is irreplaceable.

https://imgur.com/gallery/dFSib

https://imgur.com/gallery/dJd6V

https://imgur.com/gallery/RxHdc

[Harry Flashman]

Very lovely! How did you finish the doors? I'm not so keen on varnish - wax or oil?

[dimots]

Yes just wax. Fiddes wax is perfect for Victorian timber

[Harry Flashman]

Dressing room cleared of junk and having floors filled with wood slivers, to be sanded.

Lady F is angling for an island in the middle for her shoes. Americans...

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[Harry Flashman]

Blue en-suite again.

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[Harry Flashman]

The old wood floors come up pleasingly rustic. Ready for oiling, and definitely ready for battered old Kilim rugs etc. This in what will hopefully be a nursery...

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[Harry Flashman]

Compare the old floors to new pine - the latter (below) is much less interesting.

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[PositronicRay]

Harry Flashman said:

Hope so Henners! Feels a long way off right now, though...

And we have chosen pendant lights for the kitchen. A mix of these over the island:


https://www.trinitymarine.co.uk/shop/original-ship...

And these in the dining area, with ceiling roses around the mounting:

https://www.trinitymarine.co.uk/shop/original-larg...


I like the similarity of design, but the fact that you will get a mix of metal finishes - iron, brass and copper, varying between the different lamps. SHould work quite well with the slightly battered floorboards and raw brick on the chimney breast, as well as the dark green kitchen.

Thanks for the link, ordered one. If we like it enough maybe order some more.


ETA, That site is hours of fun. I've forwarded a link to Mrs PR, hoping for a missile launcher or something for christmas, but a telephone exchange or ejector seat would be great also.

Edited by PositronicRay on Sunday 15th October 09:31

[seiben]

That's a dangerous website alright

[Harry Flashman]

MiG21 ejector seat as a TV chair? Don't mind if I do.

Dangerous indeed.

[Peanut Gallery]

Looking really good! - those tiles do have some colour in them.

May I vote for cleaning, polishing and lacquering the handles!