Glass gilding / Gold leaf numbers on glass, rendered by hand. Black painted outline with black backup paint. Gilded inline on glass. This piece was donated by Designs & Signs, it is currenly on display at The Museum of the Gilding Arts in Pontiac, Illinois. I believe that the frame is actually a recovered piece of […]

How to install dimensional letters – First using a tape measure and level you will tape your paper pattern securely to the wall. Generally it is a good idea to install all of your lettering at and above eye level, if someone leans against the wall you do not have to worry about letters being […]

Every ship since 1815 must have its name on the stern. This old maritime law also states that the board for the name (or quarterboard) should be placed on the ship bow or quarter panel. We make quarterboards for your ship from a vast choice of teak and mahogany. The letters are carved by hand and finished […]

We install great looking transom window house numbers in Annapolis, Baltimore, and Washington DC. The process we use to make our clients happy is very simple. Once you commit to one of our projects we provide you with: a custom font portfolio for your review a scale drawing for your approval When the final drawing has […]

We made this sign many years ago for Cross Point HOA. The original sign faces were made of HDU. Recently the community decided that the entrance signs needed to be remade completely. We are very excited to be making The New Cross Point Entrance Signs. Repeat business is great too! First we removed the old signs […]

The owner of Cardinal Plaze Shell contacted us about glass gilding the widows at his garage in Virginia. He found these great ideas online. We didn’t make these particular signs but often the customer will show us something they found online as a starting point for what we could design for them. A photo gives us […]