Reproduction painted and gilt "chariot bed". Original, ca. 1840 is in the foreground; copy in the background.

An unfinished reproduction was built, then using earth pigments I made a paint to match the color of the original bed. Gilded and stenciled grape leaves with other embellishments were added to match the original.

This Baltimore side chair was copied from an original in the collections of the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation; it is attributed to Hugh and John Finlay and made around 1820. I reproduced the painted rosewood and gilded ornamentation for ten side chairs that are now displayed in the parlor of the Moses Myers House in Norfolk, Va

Work provided by The Chrysler Museum, Norfolk, Va and Carey Howlett & Associates.

This faux carrara marble top was painted for a console table in the dining room at Thomas Jefferson's Monticello.

A replacement section of baseboard (portion on the right) painted to match the original (seen on left). The house is located in Halifax Co., Va it was built around 1800.

This fantastic grained and marbled cupboard is a reproduction of one made in North Carolina by Nathan Overton around 1835. 

Using artist oil paints I captured the vigorous vernacular of the graining and marbleized trim. This reproduction is in a house museum in North Carolina.

This bedroom of a nine year old boy is painted to appear underwater. Fan coral, clown, puffer, lion, and angle fish swim with dolphins while a hammer-head watches from above.

Reproduction painted and gilt period window cornice in the dining room of Montpelier, home of James Madison.

Restored ornamental plaster overmantle in the home of Moses Myers, built in 1792 and located in Norfolk, Va.

The top portion of this photograph shows a wooden panel painted to match the oak doors. The entire paneled door surround and transom above the door were painted to match the solid oak doors.

The tapestry upholstered chair seats and arm rests on this Potter and Stymus chair from the Flagler Museum were threadbare from it's days as a hotel. Copying the original design I used acrylic paints on a textured fabric to replace the deteriorated fragile originals.

The Flagler Museum, Palm Beach, FL; work provided by Carey F. Howlett & Associates.