Historic Design Consulting LLC assists homeowners, businesses and museums preserve, restore and interpret Victorian and Arts and Crafts era architecture. HDC offers a range of consulting and restoration services. We specialize historic paint colors, historic millwork and molding, research and architectural history, maintenance plans and preservation planning. We also offer hands-on restoration services, including window restoration, historic paints and finishes, restoration carpentry, plaster and masonry.
When we read about historic architecture we often encounter the terms restoration, renovation, conservation or rehabilitation. However, these terms have very specific meanings when used in particular contexts which can be quite different from how Read more…
CNN’s website has a nice article describing some preservation wins and losses in 2015. I find it encouraging to see coverage of preservation efforts in the popular media as it suggests that the idea of preserving Read more…
In a previous post I described the importance of the paint can in the history of house painting. Rather than having to mix white lead, oil, pigments and driers in a bucket at the job Read more…