Scenic Wallpaper was contacted by a decorating firm in Boston for a client who had inherited family heirloom screens with antique Chinese wallpaper.

Original screens with antique wallpaper

Original screens with antique wallpaper

Back side of screens

Back side of screens

Although the screens were in very poor shape, they were carefully packed and shipped to us in New York and we undertook to remove the extremely fragile paper from its original stretched screens to reapply them to a more stable surface and restore them. This was one of the most challenging restorations that we have undertaken.

Removal of wallpaper from original screens

Removal of wallpaper from original screens

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Wallpaper after removal

Wallpaper after removal

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Wallpaper being applied to new boards

Wallpaper being applied to new boards

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Once the screens were applied to a stable surface, we cleaned and restored the paper and filled in missing sections as necessary.

Before restoration

Before restoration

After restoration

After restoration

 
Before restoration

Before restoration

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After restoration

 
 
Before restoration

Before restoration

After restoration

After restoration

 
Before restoration

Before restoration

After restoration

After restoration

 
Before restoration

Before restoration

After restoration

After restoration

 
Before restoration

Before restoration

After restoration

After restoration

Before removal from old screen

Before removal from old screen

Before restoration

Before restoration

After restoration

After restoration

Before restoration

Before restoration

After restoration

After restoration

Before restoration

Before restoration

After restoration

After restoration

Before restoration

Before restoration

After restoration

After restoration

 
Before restoration

Before restoration

After restration

After restration

 
Before Restoration

Before Restoration

After Restoration

After Restoration

 
Birds and flowers after restoration

Birds and flowers after restoration

 
Village scene after restoration

Village scene after restoration

The village scene was turned into a five panel folding screen, while the more traditional chinoiserie birds and flower panels were turned into individual artwork to hang on the wall.

Village scene reinstalled and restored on a folding screen

Village scene reinstalled and restored on a folding screen

See more of our Antique Wallpaper restorations here

See more of our installations on Boards and Screens here.