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silver restoration | silver plate | tea service repair 2

silver restoration | silver plate | tea service repair

Tis the season of silver repair and restoration.  This time of year our shop is always full of silver repairs, restoration and finishing.  Let our craftsmen bring your items back to their original grandeur.

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custom door pull fabrication | polished nickel

These custom door pulls were designed and fabricated for a unit in the Trump Chicago Centre.  They are made of solid bronze and were given a polished nickel finish.

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traditional building show 2010 | kitchen & bath industry show 2011

traditional building show 2010 | kitchen & bath industry show 2011

If you missed us at navy pier in chicago back in october, you can still see us  at the las vegas kitchen & bath industry show on april 26-28, 2011.  We will have our latest designs of ice box hardware along with our own german silver sink on display.  Hope ...

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table lamp | polished nickel | after

table lamp | polished nickel

Don't sell or pack away that favorite item because it not longer goes with your current decor.  Let us refinish it and give it new life as we did with this beautiful table lamp.  We took from a

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hardware restoration | antique copper | after

hardware restoration | antique copper

Here is a before and after of a homeowners hardware that he wanted us to match a sample back plate.  The finish is an antique copper with a coating of lacquer to preserve it's finish.

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custom hardware | polished nickel | after

custom hardware | polished nickel

This lot of custom door and cabinet hardware from an east coast customer was given a highly polished nickel finish by our craftsman.  Upon receipt of this order, out customer stated "your edge radius finishing on our small pulls in nickel is so excellent we are keeping some of ...

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ceiling fixture | antique satin brass | matte laquer | after

ceiling fixture | antique satin brass | matte laquer

A satin antique brass finish was selected for this vintage ornate ceiling fixture.  Our customer did not want a shiny luster so we gave it a final clear coating of a matte lacquer to protect its new finish.

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Buckingham Interiors Design door hardware 001

chicago-niles hardware

the chicago-based manufacturer of this hardware was niles hardware. this was often used on pre-turn of the century, post-chicago fire homes. as this was prior to the days of ups/fedex, hardware was much more regional in its use.

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Buckingham Interiors Design door hardware 003

chicago manufactured hardware

this hardware is typical of original and replacement hardware that you would find on pre-turn of the century chicago homes. this hardware may or may not be used as part of a current restoration that we are working on.

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brass candlesticks | polish lacquer | restore | after

brass candlesticks | polish lacquer | restore

We restored these great candlesticks by giving them a new polished brass finish and a coating of clear lacquer.  The large pair stand over 3 feet tall!

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