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St. Cecilia in Stained Glass

Another stained glass window beautifully restored by Bovard Studio for St. Joseph Catholic Church in Lakeland, FL. This window features St. Cecilia, patron of music and musicians, holding a portative organ.

Restoring Century-Old Stained Glass in Omaha

Bovard Studio is undertaking a new project at Kountze Memorial Lutheran Church in Omaha where over 100 year-old stained glass windows will be restored. After restoration is complete, these beautiful windows will have the ability to last another 100 years. Check out an article written about this exciting endeavor from the Omaha World-Herald:

Kountze Memorial Lutheran Church refurbishing stained glass after nearly 140 years | Local News | omaha.com

Restoration for Westminster Presbyterian Church, Portland, OR

Window coverings can yellow with age, obscuring the architectural beauty of a facility, especially with stained glass windows. With the new year you can revive your windows and uncover the history beneath. See the amazing restorative work Bovard Studio performed for Westminster Presbyterian Church in Portland, OR.

Stained Glass Restoration for St. Leo in San Jose, CA

We hope you had a Merry Christmas and Happy Holiday. Here are colorful stained glass windows from a successful restoration project at St. Leo the Great in San Jose, CA. Among their themed windows include a Nativity with delightful symbolic details. This angular style of window design became popular for its rich storytelling and vibrant colors.

Surrogate's Courthouse: A Review by Untapped New York

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A passion for preservation led us to a monumental project this year with the skylight restoration at Surrogate’s Courthouse in New York. The building is now a nominee for Best Restoration of 2020 in Untapped New York’s Best of New York Awards.

 Learn more about the history of the award-winning Surrogate’s Courthouse from Untapped New York. Our restoration of the lay light is a key component to this Beaux-Arts masterpiece.

New Award for St. Michael's Restoration

Bovard Studio is the recent recipient of the 2020 ABC Connecticut Excellence in Construction Awards, First Place Institutional for our work at Church of St. Michael the Archangel, Pawcatuck, CT. This project took several years to complete and included resizing and restoring St Michael’s beautiful medallion windows as well as fashioning two completely new rose windows, including custom frames. We are pleased to preserve our clients stained glass windows for their new facility and aid in this remarkable transition.

Repairing Stained Glass Professionally

Our artists are skilled in replicating detailed painted stained glass: an essential part of restoring traditional stained glass windows. Look at this repaired stained glass face we completed for St. Mary in Centerville, IA. The highest compliment we can receive is that a window appears just the same as before damage once the installation is complete.

Restoring, Protecting, Illuminating: Window Preservation for St. Andrews

The grand rose window of St. Andrews in Roanoke, VA was obscured by rectangular mullions that interfered with the circular design of the window. Bovard studio replaced the frame and yellowing covering with a new protective covering that allows for the underlying window to shine through. With history dating back to 1902, our Studio’s careful attention to detail allows for this structure to be seen as it was originally intended.  We completed general restoration work and protective covering with our US patented aluminum vented frames, designed for the preservation of stained glass windows, for all 61 stained glass windows.