Wanamaker Restoration
Ronald Wanamaker's Experience
1986 A friend let me know about a position as a color matcher for a hand-screened wall covering company. I spent the next two years honing my skills as a colorist.
1988 I had the great fortune of meeting a stone mason, I became the apprentice of Bob Thomas - Stone Mason. Mr. Thomas showed me that there was room for pride in your work and that there was a clientele that appreciated craftsmanship and would seek that craftsmanship out. I worked with Mr. Thomas until 1998, when I moved to Vermont.
1990 I began to work with a friend, Sal Mastropolo, whose company, Theatrical Props Inc., did general and theatrical contracting in New York City. Much of the work was in commercial showrooms and restaurants.
1990 I had also started a decorative paint company, Custom Paint, with the friend from the hand-screened wall covering company. Our specialty was decorative paint and plaster repair in New York City and Eastern Long Island.
1998 I moved to Vermont and decid