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Any Ideas for Period-Appropriate Handrail for a Small Staircase?
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Right now the only thing Arts & Crafts about the two yard-long (approximately) handrails that hug the walls of the staircase leading to my basement is the hardware (painted over, but I'll strip…Continue
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Started this discussion. Last reply by Brad Shipton Feb 21, 2011.
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Fiona ni'Giollarua commented on Esther Khanna's blog post Lessons in so-called "Arts & Crafts" furniture buying
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I was lucky and inherited most of my large pieces of period furniture. That being said, I wouldnt purchase furniture on ebay simply because I cannot examine it first hand. Have you tried visiting Stickley.com? I prefer to buy…"
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I'm wondering if anyone else out there is also frustrated by the reproductions of Arts&Crafts/Bungalow style furniture that purport to be made "entirely of quartersawn oak" but turn out to be cheap imports. In my case, I purchased (for over $1,000) a bungalow-style dresser on ebay (it is actually a Tradeswins product, but it is sold by a guy with a lot of "bungalow" style stuff and a very impressive array of products). It superficially looked O.K. and was really heavy. Well, one day I had…See More
Brad Shipton replied to Esther Khanna's discussion Any Ideas for Period-Appropriate Handrail for a Small Staircase?
"I don't mind sharing. I am hoping maybe a few others will start to get involved in the chats. I don't like the facebook sites as I find those discussions too chirpy and lacking content.
There are lots stair part…"
Esther Khanna replied to Esther Khanna's discussion Any Ideas for Period-Appropriate Handrail for a Small Staircase?
"Many thanks, Brad! The stairsupplies site is a real find and now I'm just debating about getting the #6710 or 6800 design. A resource I'm buying and intend to study in detail is available…"
Brad Shipton replied to Esther Khanna's discussion Any Ideas for Period-Appropriate Handrail for a Small Staircase?
"So the existing profile is bascially a round shape of some sort. Do you want to re-use the existing hardware?
If you are you up for replacing the handrail one supplier for stair parts that has a good website…"
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Any Ideas for Period-Appropriate Handrail for a Small Staircase?
Right now the only thing Arts & Crafts about the two yard-long (approximately) handrails that hug the walls of the staircase leading to my basement is the hardware (painted over, but I'll strip them soon). Frankly, the current rails are little more than two narrow poles more fit to clobber intruders than anything else. What to do?
Esther Khanna replied to Brad Shipton's discussion Stainless Steel Appliances
"Hi Brad!
This is a very good question, considering how often stainless steel appliances are included in just about every DIY program imaginable. However, I think that they don't belong in an Arts & Crafts kitchen: the standard finish…"
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Staircase After
"Brilliant adaptation of the square lattice tops usually seen on fences to a staircase! The homeowner must be very happy. Are these unfinished? I would expect them to be finished in the typical mission oak stain for an interior application.…"
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"I picked out the fixtures before I got hooked on the A&C concept. Maybe someday I will replace them, but being Grohe, they sure were not cheap.
As for the concrete, well, that was being frugal. I built that myself. In my…"
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Lessons in so-called "Arts & Crafts" furniture buying
Posted on July 25, 2011 at 1:45pm 2 Comments 1 Like
I'm wondering if anyone else out there is also frustrated by the reproductions of Arts&Crafts/Bungalow style furniture that purport to be made "entirely of quartersawn oak" but turn out to be cheap imports. In my case, I purchased (for over $1,000) a bungalow-style dresser on ebay (it is actually a Tradeswins product, but it is sold by a guy with a lot of "bungalow" style stuff and a very impressive array of products). It superficially looked O.K. and was really heavy. Well, one day I had… Continue
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- At 5:10pm on February 3, 2011,
Brad Shipton said… I picked out the fixtures before I got hooked on the A&C concept. Maybe someday I will replace them, but being Grohe, they sure were not cheap.
As for the concrete, well, that was being frugal. I built that myself. In my area I do not have a lot of options for solid stone countertops. The next ones I do I am going to polish a little less.
I really do not like the finish on this cabinet. Someone convinced me to try a darker stain. This was the second cabinet I built for this spot and I sure was not going for a third:)
Brad
Brad
- At 11:10am on February 2, 2011,
Nathan Winter said… - Welcome, Esther!
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