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Post #653846 by bigbrotiki on Sun, Sep 30, 2012 2:00 AM
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There is also a school of Witco restoration that promotes simple wood wax (after any prior non-Witco coating has been removed) such as this: I respect your decision FOR Conquistador Witco, and though I am weary of supporting such dastardly tendencies, this thread lacks some visuals of the gnarly kind! So here we go, with a 1968 Witco catalog cover that was all Conquistador: ...followed by this nice selection of taste crimes: This bar pretty much says it all: There is a clear cross-over into the "Knight" and "Royal" genres: I think next to red velvet, "gold dinero crush" would definitely be the material of choice for the style: I believe it looks thus in color: The lamp on the right would be just right for it: While twisted black rod iron is the hallmark of Conquistador style, rough welded statuary such as this is quite befitting too: Another Conquistador cross-over would be Pre-Columbian style: ...cause that's what the Conquistadors did: they bashed in the original South-American natives :) I hereby openly admit to being the owner of this fine wall-mounted behemoth: Last not least, here's the impressive interior I published in TIKI MODERN: This kind of furniture can have an appeal all of its own - with the right additions that is... |