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October 27, 2005

Making Your Stoop Shine

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A brownstone owner and enthusiast emailed us this picture of the new lettering over his front door. "A gold leaf address over your door really makes a stoop shine," he writes. Looks good to us. Who's artist behind the job? Aimee German. She can be reached at aimshow@hotmail.com or 718-312-9430. Any other gold-leafing resources that people can recommend?




Posted by Brownstoner at 10:47 AM | Comments (10)
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i saw on a home show years ago gold sticker/scratch on house numbers- these were basically what you have posted in appearance but were something you could by and apply yourself. i have been trying to find them forever- on the show they turned out really beautiful- does anyone know of any resource either for these or a point in the right direction?

Posted by: Anonymous at October 27, 2005 10:53 AM

HOW MUCH DOES THAT LETTERING COST

Posted by: Anonymous at October 27, 2005 11:17 AM

Looks beautiful. I have the misfortune of living in a house with a 1/2 number... xxx 1/2 xxx Street. I've never found the stick-on numbers either, never mind any that would allow me to add the 1/2. This might be the perfect solution. Any idea of the approx cost for a "normal" number?

Posted by: Anonymous at October 27, 2005 11:52 AM

looks great

Posted by: DN at October 27, 2005 11:55 AM

The 1/2 would look particularly cool. . .i wish i had that designation (although it might mean your house is narrower)!

Posted by: tripster at October 27, 2005 12:51 PM

Actually, no, the "1/2" house is not narrower, it's the same 16-foot width as its neighboring houses.

Posted by: Anonymous at October 27, 2005 2:08 PM

The Times had a piece on artist Jerry Pagane a while back, reprinted here:

http://www.eatthisnewyork.com/screenings.html


I remember the audio segment being very interesting. He did the front of Baltazar. I wonder if he does brownstones and how much he charges.

Posted by: Anonymous at October 27, 2005 2:52 PM

I saw this persons work on the fort green garden tour last year and they looked great. The owner Paul Palazzo said they weren't cheap-but good!
House Numbers
Royce Signworks, Inc
.52 Woodlawn Terrace
Lake Hopatcong, NJ 07849
Tel:(973) 663-8350
Fax:(973) 663-8351
Email: royce@optonline.net
(Expert painting of numbers on glass transoms. Beautiful gold leaf work. Not stencils)

Posted by: amybnyc at October 27, 2005 10:47 PM

Thanks Steve for posting the notice! My name is Aimee German, sign painter, gilder. I have done many addresses on brownstones and store front signs in Brooklyn. Feel free to contact me if you have any questions or want to see more samples. I have reasonable rates and do a precise job. I take a digital picture of your doorway and then "photoshop" different fonts and styles in so you can decide what it will look like before I begin. Thanks for your time and interest.

Posted by: Aimee German at October 28, 2005 12:11 AM

Aimee did our place as well in FG. We are very happy with her work. She uses real gold leaf or gold paint depending on yr budget. I honestly can't remember her exact price. I think it was around $300. We took pix of our house numbers that we like and also a pix of the front of our house. She photoshops a mockup of the sizes and fonts that you choose and lets you approve it before she gets started. I think she mocked up something like 3 or 4 before we settled on ours.

Posted by: Anonymous at October 28, 2005 7:48 PM

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