Current project restoring and repairing 1862 Italianate residence

1. Home of William Sinnickson Sharp 1862 Salem, NJ

2. Exterior columns Front door

3. Rooftop Cupola and the little dog that could Rooftop cupola and the little dog that could…

4. The grand entrance foyer as seen from the living room • Faux grained “rosewood” doors • Sandblasted etched glass on French doors • Marble floors and walls • Incredible hand painted frescos

5. Foyer frescos found under wallpaper (scraped onto the floor!) A detail from the vignette shown below

6. The Living Room Wood door surround from Minard LeFever’s Modern Builder’s Guide 1852

7. Living Room Mantel Mirror Electrified gasolier and ornate medallion

8. Living Room plaster cornice moldings; original paint, gilding Living Room plaster cornice moldings; original paint, gilding

9. Living room ceiling

10. The Work Walls installed in 1948 divided the large living room into 4 smaller spaces used as doctor’s office. When removed, the holes used to run duct work appeared beneath. Other pieces of plaster damaged throughout the entire house. Scott Sheldon begins the difficult repairs by making a mold. I apprentice and learn how to make smaller pieces myself for future restoration in other rooms.

11. Mold Making 101 and missing cornice; ceiling sections that fell off

12. After some repairs completed

13. Sculpting new wings on the broken eagle

14. Scraping white paint off the scagliola columns

15. The way things were… and how they are now