n our work we are privileged to come across a wide variety of wonderful wallpapers from yesteryear. But which period do they come from? Many styles have experienced a revival or two as trends come and go. How do we go about dating wallpaper designs? Is there a wallpaper archive?

We have been fans of Lincrusta for many years and Frank officially became an Approved Lincrusta Installer in 2015. In our work we are often asked similar questions over and again so we decided that it’s time we publish our most Frequently Asked Questions for all to read.

The bees have been buzzing around what remains of the summer flowers in our garden whilst I contemplated this next blog post. It’s been a busy summer for us too. Frank has had the privilege of being small part of an exciting major hotel renovation project where we were able to identify several historic canvas wallpapers c.1891. Meanwhile, Amanda had an archive research trip to the study centre at the Whitworth Art Gallery in Manchester.

ECJS Dining Car No.189 is one of the world’s oldest surviving dining carriages, yet in 1998 it was a week away from destruction. Once working on the London – Edinburgh/ Aberdeen ‘races to the North’ run and part of the Flying Scotsman train. This month’s blog has something for everyone, whether you enjoy social history, the Victorian era, or the nostalgia of vintage steam train travel - the rescue of Victorian dining carriage ECJS 189 has been quite a journey so far.

There are so many ways to successfully combine heritage style with modern day living. This month we look at 3 ideas, including repurposed Roman Goddess wall art, re-imagined furniture pieces by Patience & Gough Interior Design Studio, and a project where traditional techniques and materials are combined in a home with flair!