As it stands, Plas Eyton has an impressive reception hall with moulded ceiling and
Lincrusta panelling which leads to a drawing room with French windows giving out onto the garden.
'The kitchen still had Victorian
Lincrusta wallpaper, but the rest of the wallpaper and paint colours were horrific.'DESPITE having a baby to look after and a business to run, supermum Claire decided to project manage the work herself.
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Lincrusta "is the patent name for a wall covering made by the linoleum manufacturer F.
Textured wallpaper, like Anaglypta and
Lincrusta, is very thick and forms a patterned finish, ready for painting.
Check out traditional Anaglypta Superdurable, luxury vinyl and fine vinyl,
Lincrusta, and the new Cranberry and Laine embossed collection.
There's an original oak floor and stained-glass features in the reception hallway, Victorian
Lincrusta to the hall and an impressively wide, curving staircase and landing.
What is
lincrusta? first of his Academy Awards for best director?
"I've also replaced the original
Lincrusta wallpaper, the frieze in the main front room and reinstated dado rails.
Listed wallpaper above a
lincrusta dado can still be found in the dining room, with its ornate ceiling and cornice - part of the East wing which houses the formal entertaining rooms.
The bottom part of the walls are decorated with
Lincrusta but parts have been damaged over the years.
She did uncover the spindles which are now a lovely original feature continued through the three storeys of the house and accented by light-toned wallpaper called
Lincrusta.