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After years spent restoring beautiful period property interiors, the more we appreciate the craftsmanship of the designers of the day. We felt the need to talk about how to respectfully restore and look after original features. So, we started writing our regular ’Perfectly Frank’ blog.
Our aim is to help and inspire the new generations of homeowners keen to renovate their Georgian, Victorian and Edwardian homes to their former glory. Please do add a comment, we love to hear from our readers. Or, if you prefer, email us at email@frankholmesltd.com.
A Perfectly Frank Round Up of 2023
As 2023 ends we’d like to thank all of you who have continued to follow our ‘Perfectly Frank’ blog. We hope you had a restful Christmas break however you chose to celebrate the season.
We have some special highlights to look back on.
Rediscovering rare Victorian Lincrusta decorative door panels.
Restoring Heritage Tynecastle canvas wallpapers at Langdale Chase Hotel, Windermere.
In our work we are privileged to come across a wide variety of wonderful wallpapers from yesteryear. But which period do they come from? Many styles have experienced a revival or two as trends come and go.
How do we go about dating wallpaper designs?
Is there a wallpaper archive?
Read MoreECJS Dining Car No.189 is one of the world’s oldest surviving dining carriages, yet in 1998 it was a week away from destruction. Once working on the London – Edinburgh/ Aberdeen ‘races to the North’ run and part of the Flying Scotsman train.
This month’s blog has something for everyone, whether you enjoy social history, the Victorian era, or the nostalgia of vintage steam train travel - the rescue of Victorian dining carriage ECJS 189 has been quite a journey so far.
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