A restored brownstone front parlour with a deep enriched plaster cornice, ceiling medallion, marble mantel and tall shuttered windows
Front parlour: cornice, medallion and original shutters. Illustrative image.

Plaster & stair restoration · Hudson County, NJ

Original Detail.
Recreated to Match.

We restore and replicate original plaster moldings, cornices, medallions and stair railings, using the detail that survives as the pattern for what was lost.

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  • Photo review firstNo site visit until we know it’s a fit
  • Repair before replaceOriginal material kept wherever it’s sound
  • Hudson County & North JerseyBrownstones, rowhouses and older homes

01The work

What we restore

Three trades, one standard: the new work has to match the original that survives.

A restored plaster ceiling with a central medallion, beaded panel and enriched cornice

Plaster molding restoration

Repair, stabilize and restore damaged original moldings, cornices and ceiling detail, keeping every inch of sound original material.

Plaster restoration
A plasterer drawing a zinc running-mould template along wet plaster to form a cornice

Molding replication

A missing section is run to a template cut from the surviving profile, so it reads as part of the room.

Replication
A restored walnut staircase with turned balusters rising toward a skylight

Stair and railing restoration

Handrails, balusters, newel posts and the millwork around them, repaired or matched to what remains.

Stairs and railings

Ceiling medallions, ornament and relief work are covered under decorative plaster repair.

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02The process

How it works

Most projects start with photos, not a visit. If a usable original survives, the pictures usually tell us whether it can be matched.

Cornice section A classical plaster cornice drawn in cross-section, as it would be cut into a running-mould template: bead, cove, cyma reversa and corona, stepping out from the wall up to the ceiling. PROJECTION DROP BEAD COVE CYMA REVERSA CORONA
A cornice in section, the way it is cut for a running-mould template.
  1. 1

    Upload photos

    Send three to ten photos: the whole room, the damage, and an intact original section if one survives. That original is what we match to.

  2. 2

    We evaluate

    We read the surviving profile, the damage and the room, and decide whether the job is a repair, a replication, or both.

  3. 3

    You get a recommendation

    Next steps and scope guidance, and a site visit when the work calls for one. We don’t price custom work from photos alone.

  4. 4

    We restore

    The detail is repaired or recreated, and the seam is blended until the new work reads as original.

03The proof

What a match looks like

A damaged run, and the same run restored. Drag the handle, or just scroll. The repair has worked when you can’t find the seam.

The same cornice after the damaged run was recreated and blended into the original
Original plaster cornice with a broken, water-damaged run before restoration

Illustrative images, generated to show the approach. They will be replaced with photographs of our own projects.

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Cracked cornice with a missing run of enrichment
Before
The same cornice with the missing run recreated and blended
After
Cornice
Worn staircase with missing and split balusters
Before
The same staircase with balusters replaced and the rail refinished
After
Staircase
Ceiling medallion with a missing quadrant
Before
The same medallion with the lost ornament recreated
After
Ceiling medallion

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A brownstone entrance hall at dusk with an original walnut staircase and carved newel post
Illustrative image.

04Start here

Have a detail you want to save?

Send photos of the molding, cornice, ceiling detail or railing. We look at every request ourselves and tell you whether it can be repaired, matched or recreated, before anyone schedules a visit.

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05Where we work

Hudson County and Northern New Jersey

For homeowners restoring distinctive interiors: brownstones, townhouses, pre-war buildings and houses with custom architectural detail. Not museum conservation, and not general remodeling.

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  • Jersey City Downtown, Hamilton Park, Van Vorst Park, Paulus Hook, The Heights
  • Hoboken Uptown, Midtown, Downtown, Castle Point
  • Weehawken
  • Union City
  • North Bergen
  • Bayonne