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Mike Gonzales

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Michael Gonzales

montereylamps

Restoration of Monterey furniture. Specializing in new vintage style shades/ lamps, Calif history, and gardens. 805- 836-1720. Text or email @ web pg.

I usually never buy platform rockers , but this wa I usually never buy platform rockers , but this was an exception. Whats rare about this is not the age , but its the mamufacturer and the fact that its original 3D tooled leather  upholstery is still on the chair, which tells me that this was put away in an attic most likely in the 1930s. The company is Huntzinger ,  late 1870s -1880s Known for their unusual designs. The rocker hardware is a smooth glide invention instead of the usual spring type. Though the seat is torn , it can be saved by laminating it onto a new piece of leather.#victorianchairs#vintagerockers#Huntzingerfurniture#victorianfurniture
These days up grading a home with new doors and ha These days up grading a home with new doors and hardware can be incredibly costly. In this case we decided to spruce up these dry doors with a new look. We used a two layer, two color solid body deck stain on the French doors and a semi tranparent deck stain on the entry doors. Fortunately I found a pile of custom straps a year ago knowing they would come in handy one day. Adding a little color that matched the stencil work , and the straps gave these doors a wonderful makeover and saved thousands. #customdoors#oldcalifornia#montereyfurniture#ranchostyle #hacienda
Do you know how hard it is to find an original Tin Do you know how hard it is to find an original Tinoco painting in the wild ? Pretty rare , but a friend of mine did just that ! It was once part of a small bar and definetly sat out in the weather long enought for some sections of the paint to break apart like burnt toast. Luckily the old clear coat had held up enough to be removed. Usually old sun baked clear coats don't budge because the composition changes. As damaged as this was I was able to save the pencil signiture without too much trouble. Not perfect , but happy with the results and ready for a custom frame being made. #Montereyfurniture#tinoco#rancho#ojaiartist#oldcalifornia
A pair of stirrup lamps when nothing else will wor A pair of stirrup lamps when nothing else will work in that room. Unique lamps for unique spaces. These shades take a bit of patience , but give you an extra kick when you turn the lights on. #montereyfurniture#ranchostyle#ojaiartist#westernstyle#rancho
Now that all the spring flowers have gone to seed, Now that all the spring flowers have gone to seed, its time for a garden clean up. First watering in months. Most has stayed green thanks to our morning fog.  This year. Since the heat can get brutal some years, I try to plant new things in the shade of others. Stress will bring problems. Most survive by a good cut back while others you leave alone and they pop back up on their own. Especially paddle type cactus. This drought tolerant space will require about a once a month watering during the summer months now thats its established. It all starts with one cutting. Create your environment.# ojai# droughttolerantgardens#cactusgardens#ojai artist
This very unusual lamp needed a little repair and This very unusual lamp needed a little repair and a shade. The style was 1920s gothic revival with its spear head and Medusa like serpents at the base. After trying several shade designs, it was decided a hand painted design would add to the beauty of this hand wrought piece. Painting fabric can be tricky. The texture on this shade was a thick canvas type material, lending itself as a perfect material to paint on. #customlampshades#ojaiartist#creativelamps#vintageshades
Suddenly there's a valley ..... Suddenly there's a valley .....
Enough said.........#ojai#peacefulviews#ojaiartist Enough said.........#ojai#peacefulviews#ojaiartist
This very cool 1920s table shows all of it's 100 y This very cool 1920s table shows all of it's 100 years of use. In rough shape , but it can be put back together piece by piece. First the removal and then glue. Then fill and color match. Not perfect but its on to its new life according to the client, as a wall hanging and no longer a table. #montereyfurniture#ojaiartist#californiatile#tilerestoration#1920s
#ojaiartist#montereyfurniture#ojai#rancho#westerns #ojaiartist#montereyfurniture#ojai#rancho#westernstyle
This original shade was given to with hopes that i This original shade was given to with hopes that it could be saved. It had gotten crushed and the frame bent, parper torn and some missing. These shades are rare , so I seldom say its a lost cause. After relining the paper , i filled the missing paper, repunched holes, straightened frame and its back on a lamp it goes. Hopefully for years !# montereylamps#montereyfurniture#uniquelampshades#ranchostyle#restoration
Heres the final page of the restoration project. T Heres the final page of the restoration project. The original table along with its 90 plus years of use, restored and an identical design on a matching table that the client provided, giving them the pair they could use. #montereyfurniture#furniturerestoration#ranchcostyle#ojaiartist#ojaiartist
Little details make an ordinary room into a deligh Little details make an ordinary room into a delightful room. After a lot of debates, i decided to do a bathroom makeover. It looks so easy on line , ha ha ha. I decided on stencils work instead of a full on tile job. That detail alone made the room in my opinion, besides the rectangle toliet. #ojaiartist#bathroommakeover#stencilwork
I walked into an old lobby and the entire place lo I walked into an old lobby and the entire place looked like this ! By now these are usually paneled over or torn out.  Incredible tile begging for restoration ! # californiatile#montereyfurniture#oldhollywood
The missing thick paint will have to be filled and The missing thick paint will have to be filled and brought up to the original level. Color and design matching , then a final antique patina , giving the pieces a clean, but original antique appearance. These pieces were originally finished to look older than when they were painted. They were glazed and antiqued, but now the old finish has turned quite a bit darker than they were 90 plus years ago.# montereyfurniture#ojaiartist#furniturerestoration#spanishrevival
A customer had this great Monterey table, but he n A customer had this great Monterey table, but he needed a pair. Besides needing a little restoration, I reproduced the exact design on another table he found, giving them the needed pair. Fist step , carefully remove the old finish and restore the missing paint.# montereyfurniture# masonfurniture#ojaiartist#spanishrevival#haciendastyle
"Painting the ceiling green seemed llike a good id "Painting the ceiling green seemed llike a good idea at the time ..." it was, but you can always make it better and definetly more interesting with just a few custom detailes. #ojaiartist#ojai#haciendastyle#spanishrevival#houserenovation
Well it seemed like painting the ceiling green wa Well  it seemed like painting the ceiling green was a good idea at the time.....what was a good idea , can always be made better. You can turn ordinary into extrodinary with a few detailed changes. # ojai artist, # spanishrevival#ojai#homerestoation#haciendastyle#mexicanstyle#spanishhomes
I received a call recently from a couple who purch I received a call recently from a couple who purchased one of those cute as a button spanish revival cottages in need of a few special detailed touches. The original sheilds had worn and we decided to add different stencil work to fit the room better and blend in with the other details in other parts of the house. The stain samples were blended over to match the original color of the ceiling. #oldcottagerenovation#montereyfurniture#spanishrevival#ranchostyle
I received a ref. Call from a couple who had purch I received a ref. Call from a couple who had purchased one of those cute as a button spanish revival cottages.
, in need of some special detailed touches. Original sheild details had worn and someone had tested various stain colors on the ceiling. We decided to blend in the test area and change some of the stencil work to fit the room better, matching the other details in other parts of the house. # old house renovation#spanishrevival#spanishcottage#1920s#haciendastyle#montereyfurniture
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Restoration of Monterey furniture. Specializing in new vintage style shades/ lamps, Calif history, and gardens. 805- 836-1720. Text or email @ web pg.

I usually never buy platform rockers , but this wa I usually never buy platform rockers , but this was an exception. Whats rare about this is not the age , but its the mamufacturer and the fact that its original 3D tooled leather  upholstery is still on the chair, which tells me that this was put away in an attic most likely in the 1930s. The company is Huntzinger ,  late 1870s -1880s Known for their unusual designs. The rocker hardware is a smooth glide invention instead of the usual spring type. Though the seat is torn , it can be saved by laminating it onto a new piece of leather.#victorianchairs#vintagerockers#Huntzingerfurniture#victorianfurniture
These days up grading a home with new doors and ha These days up grading a home with new doors and hardware can be incredibly costly. In this case we decided to spruce up these dry doors with a new look. We used a two layer, two color solid body deck stain on the French doors and a semi tranparent deck stain on the entry doors. Fortunately I found a pile of custom straps a year ago knowing they would come in handy one day. Adding a little color that matched the stencil work , and the straps gave these doors a wonderful makeover and saved thousands. #customdoors#oldcalifornia#montereyfurniture#ranchostyle #hacienda
Do you know how hard it is to find an original Tin Do you know how hard it is to find an original Tinoco painting in the wild ? Pretty rare , but a friend of mine did just that ! It was once part of a small bar and definetly sat out in the weather long enought for some sections of the paint to break apart like burnt toast. Luckily the old clear coat had held up enough to be removed. Usually old sun baked clear coats don't budge because the composition changes. As damaged as this was I was able to save the pencil signiture without too much trouble. Not perfect , but happy with the results and ready for a custom frame being made. #Montereyfurniture#tinoco#rancho#ojaiartist#oldcalifornia
A pair of stirrup lamps when nothing else will wor A pair of stirrup lamps when nothing else will work in that room. Unique lamps for unique spaces. These shades take a bit of patience , but give you an extra kick when you turn the lights on. #montereyfurniture#ranchostyle#ojaiartist#westernstyle#rancho
Now that all the spring flowers have gone to seed, Now that all the spring flowers have gone to seed, its time for a garden clean up. First watering in months. Most has stayed green thanks to our morning fog.  This year. Since the heat can get brutal some years, I try to plant new things in the shade of others. Stress will bring problems. Most survive by a good cut back while others you leave alone and they pop back up on their own. Especially paddle type cactus. This drought tolerant space will require about a once a month watering during the summer months now thats its established. It all starts with one cutting. Create your environment.# ojai# droughttolerantgardens#cactusgardens#ojai artist
This very unusual lamp needed a little repair and This very unusual lamp needed a little repair and a shade. The style was 1920s gothic revival with its spear head and Medusa like serpents at the base. After trying several shade designs, it was decided a hand painted design would add to the beauty of this hand wrought piece. Painting fabric can be tricky. The texture on this shade was a thick canvas type material, lending itself as a perfect material to paint on. #customlampshades#ojaiartist#creativelamps#vintageshades
Suddenly there's a valley ..... Suddenly there's a valley .....
Enough said.........#ojai#peacefulviews#ojaiartist Enough said.........#ojai#peacefulviews#ojaiartist
This very cool 1920s table shows all of it's 100 y This very cool 1920s table shows all of it's 100 years of use. In rough shape , but it can be put back together piece by piece. First the removal and then glue. Then fill and color match. Not perfect but its on to its new life according to the client, as a wall hanging and no longer a table. #montereyfurniture#ojaiartist#californiatile#tilerestoration#1920s
#ojaiartist#montereyfurniture#ojai#rancho#westerns #ojaiartist#montereyfurniture#ojai#rancho#westernstyle
This original shade was given to with hopes that i This original shade was given to with hopes that it could be saved. It had gotten crushed and the frame bent, parper torn and some missing. These shades are rare , so I seldom say its a lost cause. After relining the paper , i filled the missing paper, repunched holes, straightened frame and its back on a lamp it goes. Hopefully for years !# montereylamps#montereyfurniture#uniquelampshades#ranchostyle#restoration
Heres the final page of the restoration project. T Heres the final page of the restoration project. The original table along with its 90 plus years of use, restored and an identical design on a matching table that the client provided, giving them the pair they could use. #montereyfurniture#furniturerestoration#ranchcostyle#ojaiartist#ojaiartist
Little details make an ordinary room into a deligh Little details make an ordinary room into a delightful room. After a lot of debates, i decided to do a bathroom makeover. It looks so easy on line , ha ha ha. I decided on stencils work instead of a full on tile job. That detail alone made the room in my opinion, besides the rectangle toliet. #ojaiartist#bathroommakeover#stencilwork
I walked into an old lobby and the entire place lo I walked into an old lobby and the entire place looked like this ! By now these are usually paneled over or torn out.  Incredible tile begging for restoration ! # californiatile#montereyfurniture#oldhollywood
The missing thick paint will have to be filled and The missing thick paint will have to be filled and brought up to the original level. Color and design matching , then a final antique patina , giving the pieces a clean, but original antique appearance. These pieces were originally finished to look older than when they were painted. They were glazed and antiqued, but now the old finish has turned quite a bit darker than they were 90 plus years ago.# montereyfurniture#ojaiartist#furniturerestoration#spanishrevival
A customer had this great Monterey table, but he n A customer had this great Monterey table, but he needed a pair. Besides needing a little restoration, I reproduced the exact design on another table he found, giving them the needed pair. Fist step , carefully remove the old finish and restore the missing paint.# montereyfurniture# masonfurniture#ojaiartist#spanishrevival#haciendastyle
"Painting the ceiling green seemed llike a good id "Painting the ceiling green seemed llike a good idea at the time ..." it was, but you can always make it better and definetly more interesting with just a few custom detailes. #ojaiartist#ojai#haciendastyle#spanishrevival#houserenovation
Well it seemed like painting the ceiling green wa Well  it seemed like painting the ceiling green was a good idea at the time.....what was a good idea , can always be made better. You can turn ordinary into extrodinary with a few detailed changes. # ojai artist, # spanishrevival#ojai#homerestoation#haciendastyle#mexicanstyle#spanishhomes
I received a call recently from a couple who purch I received a call recently from a couple who purchased one of those cute as a button spanish revival cottages in need of a few special detailed touches. The original sheilds had worn and we decided to add different stencil work to fit the room better and blend in with the other details in other parts of the house. The stain samples were blended over to match the original color of the ceiling. #oldcottagerenovation#montereyfurniture#spanishrevival#ranchostyle
I received a ref. Call from a couple who had purch I received a ref. Call from a couple who had purchased one of those cute as a button spanish revival cottages.
, in need of some special detailed touches. Original sheild details had worn and someone had tested various stain colors on the ceiling. We decided to blend in the test area and change some of the stencil work to fit the room better, matching the other details in other parts of the house. # old house renovation#spanishrevival#spanishcottage#1920s#haciendastyle#montereyfurniture
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