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 […]

Boat Signs Solomons Island Quarterboard Boat Signs hand-made by Designs & Signs for Half Shell Adventures, LLC – 14624 Solomons Island Road South, Solomons, MD. Our teak is selected for the best grain and consistency. Grain is important for appearance and carvability. The letters on these particular boards are NOT carved. The letters are flat, […]

Quarterboards with gold leaf lettering and hand-painted black outline. Transom boards to match! The boards are shaped from teak which we select for the best grain possible. We buy teak and mahogany from Exotic Lumber in Annapolis. Drawings are provided for review before we make your quarterboards. If you need boards to match the lettering […]

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 […]

We were contacted by the HOA at Brantwood Overlook a few weeks ago. They have a beautiful stone wall and pillars with an inset polished black granite sign face. However, for some reason there sign was never finished. The original builders applied vinyl lettering to the polished granite face. After a few years the vinyl […]