Matt's Antique Safe Restoration

07/18/2025

Applying some 23kt gold leaf today...

Golden Opportunity Signs

07/18/2025

Small in-progress update on this tiny safe...with some variegated "antique" leaf...

07/11/2025

Sneek peek of one of the many current projects...

07/11/2025

This little safe is currently going though it's final stages and will be receiving some variegated leaf and hand painted striping/lettering in the coming weeks and will be available for purchase soon! "Normally" I try and stay within the "restored-as-per-original" realm...but every once in a while, ya have to think outside the box. As you can see, this one will NoT be the "NoRm". Stay tuned to follow along on its wild journey.

01/08/2025

Be aware of this whack job...trying to "sell" my safe work as his own...even has my name on the pictures still...what a goofball.

12/27/2024

Didn't quite get what you wanted for Christmas? Here is your chance!!

**SOLD**

Up for grabs is this pre-1900 Warth-Baum safe. This is a safe from my personal collection that I have decided to part with. It sports all new interior which features two hidden compartments. The wooden floor panel lifts to reveal a hideaway for your personal cash stash. On the underside of the drawer, you'll find a second hidden compartment. The secondary inner door has its original lock & key. There are two "barrel" keys for the small wooden inner lockbox. All striping, lettering, and magnolia flowers are of course hand painted. The wider stripes are the real, hand applied, 23kt gold leaf. This safe was completely disassembled, sandblasted, and body worked with high-end automotive paints and materials. It stands only only 23" tall (which includes the wheels), 15.5" deep, and 13.5" wide. All its workings have been gone through and serviced and it is ready to serve you for another 100+ years. Cost is $###X.00 cash at pick up or credit card (there is a 5% fee for paying via credit card). This safe (if necessary) can be palleted/crated by me for an additional fee of $250.00 and made ready to be picked up by your shipper. All shipping logistics are the responsibility of the buyer. Please feel free to message me with any questions! Many thanks for considering this safe.

Golden Opportunity Signs
W & B Gold Leaf, LLC
Von D**o Pro-Series brushes

12/25/2024

12/17/2024

There's a couple niiiiiiice little safes (and one Victor strongbox!!) from "the personal stash" that will be available for purchase soon....here's a sneak peek of one of them...

12/06/2024

Quick view of an Ely-Norris double dial cannonball safe I've been workin' on. Obviously still a work-in-progress...but so for, soooooooo good.

11/15/2024

I usually try and paint the safes I "restore" as close to "as per original" as I possibly can...but in the case of this double-dial cannonball, the customer requested "something very different"...he got it. The colors were totally left up to me...of course Kandi Tangerine from House of Kolor is my favorite color of all. Add a little Kandi Rootbeer to the base and there ya go. I will try and bring it all together in the coming days by adding some hand applied 23kt gold leaf along with some hand painted pinstriping and lettering.

10/31/2024

Ohhhhhhh boy...

10/29/2024

Well...ain't she purdy?...

Thus far.