How It All Began
Revival was founded in 2017 by me, Daniel. I began my career as a painter way back in 2006 with my father working on projects around Northamptonshire. After spending a number of years painting, with a bit of travelling to Asia, Australia and Canada in-between, I decided to create my own business and Revival was born. Never wanting to create any old painting company, I began experimenting with different finishes, including lime wash, and looked to expand my skill set by attending specialist decoration courses around the UK including Jo Poulton's Professional Paint School in London where she taught me how to gild using gold and metal leaf.
Throughout 2019 & early 2020 I continued to practice the art of gilding and created my own set of samples for gilded wood & feature wall finishes. I also purchased the book 'Gold Leaf Paint & Glass', and ventured into glass gilding, or verre églomisé as it's also known. Having spent many evenings practicing glass gilding and experimenting with ageing techniques, the first set of gilded glass samples were created. Then the Covid-19 pandemic hit...