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Category: Surfaces & Finishes

September 29, 2026 Nicole Gordon

Colour, Aggregate and Cure: Treating Concrete as a Finish

A client once described a finished concrete terrace as “the colour of a wet cardboard box,” and she was right.

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September 29, 2026 Nicole Gordon

Finishing Schedules Explained: Oil, Hardwax and Conversion Varnish

A finish argument in the shop usually starts with someone saying they want a natural look, and ends when a

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September 29, 2026 Nicole Gordon

Sculptural Hardscape: When the Garden Wall Is the Piece

The drawing was a wall with a 14 ft curve in it, a cantilevered bench growing out of the face,

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September 29, 2026 Nicole Gordon

Brass, Blackened Steel and Patina: Metal That Ages on Purpose

A client sent a photograph of a pair of brass handles eight months after delivery, worried that something had gone

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September 29, 2026 Nicole Gordon

Resin and Epoxy Floors as a Finished Surface, Not a Garage Afterthought

The first resin floor I specified failed in eleven months, and it failed for a reason that had nothing to

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Trades we work alongside

Joinery rarely stands alone. Notes from the other side of the job: Carved Stone and Cast Detail in Older District Houses, Colour, Aggregate and Cure: Treating Concrete as a Finish, Designing a Built-In for a Room That Doesn’t Exist Yet, Face-Frame or Frameless: Specifying Custom Cabinetry That Lasts, Matching Grain Across a Wall of Panelling, Reading a Century-Old Facade Before You Restore the Detail, Repointing a Philadelphia Rowhouse Without Erasing Its Face, Resin and Epoxy Floors as a Finished Surface, Not a Garage Afterthought, Sculptural Hardscape: When the Garden Wall Is the Piece, and Stoops, Steps and Street Presence on Staten Island.

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