This is a great picture. It shows the ceiling in different stages of completion. On the upper ceiling the base color of blue can be seen. On the lower panels to the right, the stenciling is visible in an almost finished state. The Restoration committee has chosen the idea of making the great arches that adorn our ceiling more dramatic through the painting technique of 'graining'. This is the process of applying paint, and stain in such a way that the result looks like natural wood. In the forefront the arch is covered in the base coat of paint, and in the background Henry, Brett, and Patrick can be seen applying the stain. Having been up there to see the result I can assure you that it really does look like natural wood, and it is a dramatic change.

For the better.

Restoration project 8-27-07

My apologies to all. There have been some difficulties both technical and personal that have prevented my updating this blog much in the month of august. As you can see a lot of work has been done since the last posting. A color has been chosen for the ceiling and stencil we are very excited to have our new ceiling done in blue tones. Rich browns and earth tones in the stencil will add to the beauty of our new ceiling.

Our window contractor has been busy as well. The rose window stained glass has been totally removed and they are hard at work painting the exterior.