Our carpet project for the Pabst Mansion's Regency Room is proceeding.... slowly. We're still in the drafting stage, recreating the design point by point.

The only documentation we have of the original carpet is the visual reference provided by black & white photographs from 1902. The photos were originally taken with a wide-angle lens, and some areas of the photographs are overexposed. This makes it quite a challenge to determine the scale, size, and shape of some of the design elements as we try to replicate the original carpet.

Part of the reason for our trip to Milwaukee was to inspect the architectural detail of the Regency Room, particularly the mantel and the recently restored ceiling. This really paid off, and provided us with a plethora of ideas to present to the Mansion's architectural historial, John Eastberg, and historic interiors expert Gail Winkler, who is consulting on the project.