While I was hoping for a creaky old wooden floor, I was delighted to find the original tin work above a 1960's drop ceiling.
Coming out of 2020 and given the opportunity to start fresh, we wanted to create something remarkable. In a long forgotten folder was a business outline and set of plans from a passed up opportunity a decade earlier from our time in southern Oregon. A long forgotten bank building on Main Street offered a Pandora's box of possibilities and eerily similar dimensions. A decision was made.
Diplopia (meaning: double vision) was chosen as we were tossing around ideas, one of which was the desire to serve wine alongside/outside of our services. However, the state of WI would rather not see groups of intellectuals come together. No wine for us, but the name stuck.
While I was hoping for a creaky old wooden floor, I was delighted to find the original tin work above a 1960's drop ceiling.
We underestimated the amount of time it would take to restore. It culminated in an entire extra month worth of work.
Marcy was super hesitant about the gold and really wanted a copper look instead. I countered with "it's a bank and should be gold". It was all entirely worth the effort (and chiropractor visits).
Dressed in white with many trips to Bailey's Paint ahead. Much of the trim work was done before the HVAC was fixed up, with the cold Dec and Jan weather being kept at bay with a portable propane heater. A few days after heat was a permanent fixture, I started to notice gaps in the trim from the temperature differentials.
The cabinet faces are covered with the acrylic panels used in the cubicles and topped with pennies sealed in epoxy.
The most rewarding was seeing bold choice in colors come together.
An early summer 2022 break gave us a chance to finish up the desk salvaged from demolition with more pennies and anchoring it with a vintage typeset cabinet now housing our ever expanding collection of frames.