Historic Architecture Finishes, Traditional Faux & Mural Arts

Strong traditions in decorative arts are the foundation for today’s innovative surface design 

Historic properties abound in our native New England and we love to bring current technical know-how to renew and restore these environments. Respecting the integrity and craftsmanship of centuries-old design and construction, Arteriors utilizes today's technology in design and paint materials to recreate and preserve the custom architectural finishes of yesterday. Our expertise includes authentic stencil recreation, faux wood grain restoration, painted versions of historic wallpaper, gold leaf application, trompe l’oeil in faux marble, stone, and brick, as well as historically accurate sign painting and mural art.

 Renowned architects, designers and contractors rely on us for comprehensive research and custom design of decorative work that supports their historic restoration objectives.

We look forward to collaborating with you! 508-655-1942 or arteriors@arteriors.net

Examples of Historic Architectural Finishes:

Historic Faux Bois Restoration Faux tiger maple wood grain hand applied surface finish on restored doors to match original faux bois door frames, for servants quarter wing, 1880s Mary Baker Eddy Historic House museum, Chestnut Hill, MA, General contractors: Consigli Construction	Historic Faux Bois Restoration Close-up, historic faux bois decorative finish hand applied restoration in the servants wing, Mary Baker Eddy Historic House museum, Chestnut Hill, MA, General Contractors; Consigli Construction
Restoration With Faux And Decorative Painting Architectural finishes of faux wood grain on columns, pediments, and walls, restoration decorative painting for historic foyer, Berklee College of Music, Boston, MA	Restoration With Faux And Decorative Painting Faux wood grain decorative paint finish restoration on historic foyer walls, Berklee College of Music, Boston, MA
Historic Home Checkerboard Floor Painting Classic black and white checkerboard floor painting with a decorative finish ribbon border accenting the curved riser and newel post, National Register of Historic Places home, Cohasset, MA	Historic Stencil Recreation Hand-painted and stencilled restoration of corresponding ceiling décor motifs to match original art deco architectural finishes, Bank of America, Brookline, MA
Custom Landscape Mural Depicting Client's Home Hand-painted decorative mural art interprets client’s 19th century home and grounds in simplistic naif style, private residence, Middlesex County, MA	Faux Marble Handpainted Checkerboard Floor Faux marble painted checkerboard on original refurbished pine flooring, faux marble border in the style of itinerant decorative artists of the time, very old house, Rowley, MA
Historic Church Restoration Decorative Finishes Hand-painted custom faux marble surface finish on columns, gilded color stars on rose background decorative painting mural art in the sanctuary panels, historic 1871 St. Mary Star of the Sea Catholic Church, Builder: APC Services	Historic Sign Painting Restoration On Brick Close-up of the massive scale hand-painted surface finish restoration of original lettering on the 1895 Met Warehouse, with shadowed decorative finish typeface, listed on the State Register of Historic Places, a redo for Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s adaptive reuse of the building to be the new home of its School of Architecture and Planning, and the Morningside Academy for Design, MIT, Cambridge, MA
Faux Marble Fireplace Finish Detail of faux marble surface finish on the bas-relief panels and columns, custom decorative finishes on what was green marble to create a lighter elegance for the mantlepiece element in historic Beacon Hill home, Boston, MA,  Interior design: David Ekizian	Harlequin Diamond Pattern Floor Painting Bighearted harlequin diamond decorative painting surface finish on original floorboards in early 19th century historic home, Coastal Massachusetts, Lisa Tharp Design
Burnished Veneziano Decorative Plaster Finish Custom doe brown burnished veneziano decorative plaster walls, Junior League of Boston Show House, Nathaniel Topliff Allen Homestead, Newton, MA, FD Hodge Interiors	Hand Painted Two-Tone Stripe Walls A wide two-tone hand-painted stripe decorative surface finish given to the walls complementing the original handsome mahogany staircase, a Back Bay brownstone, formerly a Victorian era men’s club, Boston, MA
Faux Granite Finish To Match Existing Stone A faux stone granite decorative finish on the stairway half wall to match extant granite, in the Richardson Romanesque National Register of Historic Places Youth’s Companion Building, also known as the Pledge of Allegiance Building because the Pledge of Allegiance was written and published here, Boston, MA	Faux Granite Finish To Match Existing Stone Close-up of faux stone granite surface finish to stairway half wall, matching extant granite in the historical Youth’s Companion Building, Boston, MA