Today the painters finished their job on the Lost Art Press storefront. There were a lot of details to manage, and a lot of cold weather to weather. But a crew of six guys spent the entire day going over every nook of the building, calling to each other to rework a detail or cover up a bare spot.
I’m quite pleased. And my neighbors are even more pleased – they’ve been interrupting the painters all week to tell them what a good job they are doing.
While I’m happy, I’m also trying to keep up. Today I built a new transom window for the side of the building that faces south. And I have two more transom windows to make. I also have to add a coat of wax to the front door and seal up the threshold below the new front door. And… the list is endless. Old buildings are fantastic obligations.
Despite my long to-do list, the next couple days will be all about cooking and eating for me. Thanksgiving is the only holiday I take seriously. It’s not about commerce. There are no greeting cards or gifts to buy. It’s just about getting together with the people you like and sharing a meal.
I hope you have the same sort of day – no matter where you live.
— Christopher Schwarz
Looks terrific! The dark gray really anchors the front of the building, and the other colors harmonize well. Explain the white diamonds on the mansard roof… Did Elizabeth Taylor sleep there?
Those slate pieces have always been painted. We simply carried on the tradition.
They are a charming detail. I posted those were my favorite. Glad you kept them. Chris, you’ve done a great job. It looks fantastic!
Congratulations! The building looks great! I hope to get up to see it in person soon.
I like it…and in the spirit of the season. I am thankful it is your To-Do List. Enjoy your food, friends and fun kitchen time.
Awesome
Beautiful job. All you need now is a sign for your business. Maybe on the window.
Those who should find it, will.
We do have a sign. Hand-painted gold leaf:
https://www.instagram.com/p/BI5Uc1yAE86/?taken-by=lostartpress
It looks fantastic. Have a Happy Thanksgiving with your family and friends.
Perfection.
I just drove by a wild Tom eating lunch right out by the street in town today. Brave, very brave this time of year. Building looks great. Happy Turkey Day!
I’m sure sometimes you hear “You’re doing it wrong”. I would say “You’re doing it right!”
I agree heartily–Thanksgiving is the best for all the best reasons. I think of it and the 4th as our most American of holidays. Have a great one! ?? Rick Bowen
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The paint job is impressive – helps to make the building something really special – but it is the work you are doing that really makes the project a success.
It looks quite handsome, dude. I love it! I wish you and your beautiful family a very happy Thanksgiving.
Hope to see you again, soon.
J
Your building looks so good! I hope I’ll be able to visit in person one of these day. It’s too winter-like here in Minnesota.
Cheers!
Dann Chapman
I want to say nice work on all the renos, but I cannot say that mine are coming along so well. So I am not sure I am allowed to say that. Looks great one day I will see it in person, hopefully.
Happy Thanksgiving. Looks great. Stable in the Spring?
That second photo is perfect! Street sign, guy, woman…Killer!
BOOM! That’s beautiful!
That paint job is lit!
Wonderful paint job.
Now tell the city to straighten up that street sign.
Awesome Dave and Happy Thanksgiving to you!
God Bless,
Ted from Lone Pine Toolworks
The building looks fantastic. Is the corner column cast iron?
All the columns are cast iron. Cast iron storefronts were quite common in this area during the Victorian era.
It looks great, i see so many store fronts that have seen better days and it is nice to see people that take pride in their business and make it look more inviting. Your building looks real inviting and i hope to visit it some day.
Care to share the names of the colors you used? Looks great.
The colors are all Sherwin Williams (but they used Benjamin Moore paint)
Bricks: SW 2845 Bunglehouse Gray
Cast iron: SW 2848 Roycroft Pewter
Sills etc: SW 2829 Classical White
many thanks!
Looks awesome, hope to visit someday. But the wife wasn’t too keen on using airline points to make the trip, so I’ll have to find another plan.
Also: “Thanksgiving is the only holiday I take seriously. It’s not about commerce. There are no greeting cards or gifts to buy. It’s just about getting together with the people you like and sharing a meal.”
Totally. This is why I get ticked off at folks skipping over/ignoring/harumphing Thanksgiving on their way to Christmas.
“It’s just about getting together with the people you like and sharing a meal.”
“This is why I get ticked off at folks skipping over/ ignoring/ harrumphing Thanksgiving on their way to Christmas.”
I respect those comments. However, Christmas is truly about getting together and sharing a meal with our heavenly father.
Restoring planes … restoring buildings … I love that you restore the old to new use. Regardless of your opinion, beliefs, what have you on global warming, etc. why be wasteful.
Looks fantastic….Best of Luck
Larry
Your digs look great. But did you notice the similarity between the design of your building and the the first photo in the previous blog post: “Seeing Red?”
Our building is probably the most conservative Victorian in the neighborhood. We dialed back the ornament to an insane degree (you should see how the corbels are typically picked out in contrasting colors). And we used all cool colors to dial back the design even more.
I suppose it’s all relative and you could say we have a “red” building, but not in comparison to what was typical.