Furniture restoration/renovation

Restoring old wooden furniture is very interesting since you can see the form and the style of the time they represent.
All the materials used are natural, colorless, environmentally friendly and non-toxic, and are applied by hand which is very important in order to retain the beauty and warmth of wooden furniture.
Sometimes, certain damages caused through time should be enhanced.
This makes the object more fascinating and more valuable.

Gilding and Silvering wooden, metal and stone objects

Gilding or silvering certain objects can enhance part or all the surface of the object.
Wooden furniture, stone and metal object, picture frames, mirror frames, beds, railing and various decorative items can be plated with gold or silver.
Sometimes only the most interesting parts (carved etc) should be gilding or silvering enhancing the beauty of the objects.
Fine layers of 23 3/4 K gold and 975° silver leaves are used and are glued to the surfaces with Tsikoudia (Cretan Raki). This is a traditional technique and is called Stilvoma (varnishing). The parts that have been gilding or silvering are then covered with varnish by hand which gives a clear bright surface and shing appearance.
Stilvoma is a technique which produces very good results.
 

Outdoor/Indoor photography of old buildings and buildings under renovation/restoration

Photographing an old building indoors and outdoors while all restoration works are in process is very important, since we can picture its architecture, the previous materials used, the damage caused through time and the construction techniques that were used in the past. We can also see what new materials and reconstruction methods are being used.
Very important pictures for both the engineer and the owner of the building to keep.
The pictures are taken with a 35mm film camera (Reflex 35mm) and the most interesting ones are selected and stored on cd and then handed to the engineer and the owner of the building.
The pictures are taken from different angles and at different time of day (mornings and afternoons), depending on the location of the building.
All the beauty of the construction is depicted making the engineer proud and the owner happy.