Project Background: A Tale of Three FireplacesWhen you buy a historic home with eight fireplaces, chances are good that a some of them are going to need a little work. That's what happened to Brian and Jane Severson when they purchased a 1907 Colonial Revival home in Statesville, North Carolina. Fortunately, only three needed repair and Restoration Realities was there to help replace a missing hearth to one, strip and repaint the second, and add a long overdue coat of stain to a third.
Restoration Realities is all about helping people bring back historical features of their homes, and Brian and Jane Severson were the perfect couple to work with. Brian specializes in quality assurance for a chain of home improvement stores, so knowing how to approach home restoration projects came naturally when the couple decided to save the old house. Jane say's she's the one with "the eye" when it comes to restoration, and her vision of what this house could be helped achieve the success the couple have had thus far.
The fireplace restoration project involves three of the home's eight fireplaces:
- The first, in an upstairs room, needs a new tile hearth.
- The second, in the downstairs parlor, needs stripping and repainting.
- The third could simply use some refinishing on its beautiful, but timeworn, stained wood surround.
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