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Restoration of the Parquet Floors.
The Malachite Hall, the White Hall, the Crimson Study, the Blue Bedroom,
the Boudoir
In December, 2008, the parquet restoration in the Malachite Hall, White
Hall, Crimson Study, Blue Bedroom and Boudoir was completed.
In the process of the parquet restoration in the White Hall (384 sq m)
special attention was paid to renovation of its base – the sub-floor (panels
made of pine boards and laid on joists).Then losses in the glued-laminated
parquet were filled. The White Hall was floored with mosaic-like parquet.
A central rosace was incised in its main area paved with oak squares.
The rosace was composed of flower design elements and made of fine wood.
The following species of wood were applied: ebony, palisander, rosewood,
amaranth, maple, sandalwood, birch, boxwood, plane tree, pear tree, redwood,
walnut, oak, palm-tree. The cracks beyond restoration were pointed and stopped
with putty matching the hues of the respective wood. All its visible
defects were toned with varnish. The parquet was subsequently covered
with protective coating of water-based lacquer, which does not release
any substances harmful for the museum exhibits. The process of the parquet
restoration took 4 months.
Upon restoration of the Malachite Hall (210 sq m) its sub-floor underwent
repairing too. This hall restoration was distinguished by the carving
reconditioning. In this case the craftsmen had to cut it anew, while the old
mastic filling the carving acquired another hue in the course of time.
The species of wood applied: ebony, palisander, rosewood, amaranth, maple,
sandalwood, birch, boxwood, plane tree, pear tree, redwood, walnut, oak,
palm-tree. The carving: black and white.
The parquet in the Blue Bedroom was made of oak noted for its simple
geometric pattern.
The Crimson Study and the Boudoir display the parquet floors laid out
with finewood (oak, birch, amaranth, mahogany, palisander, ebony) and exposing a complicated geometric pattern.
The parquet restoration was implemented by the company "Parquet-Hall"
under supervision of the State Hermitage Department of the Chief Mechanic.
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The parquet in the White Hall after restoration
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The parquet in the Malachite Hall after restoration
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The detail of the parquet floor in the Malachite
Hall after restoration
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The detail of the parquet floor in the Malachite
Hall after restoration
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