Fort Shelby Crystal Ballroom

[Whitehouse]

Actually... old world craftsmanship has been sort of a rekindled business... check out Conrad Schmitt Studios...
http://www.conradschmitt.com/portfolio/

There are several restoration firms that specialize in ornate interiors [[and exteriors).

It's more a matter of fact of how much you're willing to spend...

And besides that, the building was saved! So the took some shortcuts to do it. At least it's still there.

[Huggybear]

I've been to a lot of places throughout Europe where painting to look like plaster wasn't a shortcut taken during a restoration - trompe l'oeil was the way they did it in the first place.

And besides that, the building was saved! So the took some shortcuts to do it. At least it's still there.