restoring stained glass

Restoring the Beauty of Stained Glass

Bovard Studio helped restore several magnificent windows for Parker Memorial Baptist Church in Anniston, Alabama. The project involved both releading and the repairing of intricate wood frames.

Behind The Scenes: A Tiffany Restoration

New Restoration Article on Medium

Ever wonder how complex Tiffany windows are restored? Learn more about our intensive stained glass restoration process as we go layer by layer in our Medium article.

Louis Tiffany’s masterpiece, The Good Shepherd, was exhibited in the 1893 at the World Columbian Exhibition and contains some of the finest glass produced by his company. This window was purchased in 1896 by Judge D. N. Cooley’s family and was installed as a memorial to him and his wife at St. Luke’s Church. Bovard Studio was selected to restore this historic Tiffany in 2002.



Storm Damage Stained Glass Repaired with Confidence

A stained glass panel is on the way to be restored and a new frame is in progress for Lisbon United Methodist Church in Iowa. Take a look at the windows we have worked on and installed in the past for Lisbon. The current church facility dates to 1898 and is receiving restoration by Bovard Studio on several elegant stained glass windows severely damaged by this winter’s Derecho .

Whimsical Stained Glass Restoration Transformation

Stained glass windows for Kountze Memorial continue their restoration transformation. Here is a beautiful panel featuring a winged Ox, a symbol of one of the Four Evangelists: Luke. The animal symbols of the Four Evangelists are referred to as the Tetramorph, which can be found in sacred texts and stained glass windows like these.

A Bright Future for Stained Glass

The symbolic stained glass windows of First Baptist in Jackson, MS were restored by Bovard Studio in 2016. Their historic wood frames underwent restoration with improved ventilation thanks to our 1400 series US patented Precision Flow® ventilation system.

Tiffany Windows Reborn at Bovard Studio

Bovard Studio has a track record of restoring historical Tiffany windows, so it came naturally to create a window from scratch to emulate one of Tiffany’s angel windows. This window was custom-designed, built, and installed for St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Salem, VA.

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

Shining Symbols in Stained Glass: Restoring Windows for Portland Church

These three stained glass windows were recently restored for Word & Spirit church in Portland, OR. We re-leaded the windows and improved their protection and consequently, longevity, by installing our Precision Flow® ventilated protective exterior frame and bullet-proof glazing system.