The goal of the preservation project is to restore the interior spaces to how they might have looked at the time the last renovation was completed, around 1900. Accordingly, the rooms have been extensively restored and furnished in the turn-of-the-century style. The antique furniture acquired by the Friends of Stolpe Castle Association was professionally restored by a member of the association, and missing pieces were replaced with furniture in the turn-of-the-century style. Even at the turn of the previous century, the Pomeranian landed gentry could not afford doors made of genuine oak. Then as now, skilled craftsmen used a “beer glaze” to imitate the grain of oak.
In the count’s rooms, the temporary drywall ceilings were replaced with plaster ceilings, and missing panels were installed. In the Red and Green Salons, the former study, and the count’s library, handcrafted wallpaper and hand-painted stencil designs once again adorn the walls, just as they did in the past. In the entrance hall, the fireplace was rebuilt, underfloor heating was installed, and two benches were added. Here, too, the wood of the doors and paneling has been “enhanced” with a beer glaze to resemble expensive oak.
