Virginia Contractor Brings Jim Yates to Belvoir Farms to Restore Historic Wallpaper

Oct. 7, 2008 - PRLog -- Tom Wotton of the Fauquier County Virginia based Home Sweet Home Improvements, LLC bravely undertakes the huge task of restoring the estate at Belvoir Farms in the Plains Virginia. Exercising his expertise, Tom keeps the continuity of quality at the estate by retaining a renowned wallpaper restorer to work on the delicate scenic that cover the dining room walls. Home Sweet Home Improvements is a residential only contractor that specializes in custom remodeling, historic renovations, aging in place remodeling and professional green remodeling.

Jim Yates of Historic Wallpaper Specialties is a professional antique wallpaper restorer from Tennessee who has worked on successful restoration projects such as the President Andrew Johnson Homestead, The Frederick Douglass House and even the White House. While analyzing the wallpaper at Belvoir, Yates said “This is Scenic America made by Zuber in France originally in 1834. I would say that it was installed in this house between 1900 and 1920.” Yates started on the scenic by cleaning it, then removing sections from the wall and cutting open other sections before repairing it. After Yates was finished, his brother Frank Yates came behind him with his master color mixing abilities and flawlessly reproduced all the missing sections by hand painting them on the wallpaper. When they were finished you couldn’t tell that it was damaged and had missing sections.
As the renovation project progresses, Home Sweet Home Improvements has replaced the entire roof, replaced the stucco on the entire outside and has replaced all the windows and is recreating and remodeling most of the inside. For educational and marketing purposes the company is tracking the entire renovation process through videos and photos which can be viewed on their website at HomeSweetHomeImprovements.com. Wotton uses technology to his advantage by posting the videos and photos in a special client area of his web site for the client to view remotely from another country.

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Established in 1990 and based in Fauquier County, VA, Home Sweet Home Improvements, LLC serves the Northern Piedmont region of Virginia with the highest quality home remodeling and building services. From finishing basements to remodeling kitchens to design/build services, HSH has earned a reputation for full customer satisfaction and artisan-level quality. They are Class A Contractors licensed in Build, Electrical and Plumbing. HSH has acquired several designations including Certified Aging in Place Specialist (CAPS) and Certified Graduate Remodelor (CGR). Tools and valuable resources can be found on their website at www.HomeSweetHomeImprovements.com.