Sympathetic early road/club restoration

so I have had this very nice bike waiting to be restored for a while now I got a great deal online and have been saving so I can do a sympathetic restoration

the previous owner had already stripped away the multiple paint jobs it had been given over the years so I am at square one

It's an unidentified 30s- to early 50ish (by my fairly uninformed reckoning) frame that has a head clip and came with a convincingly worn Major Taylor stem and basically all the parts look fairly original or at least of the right era

I am thinking of getting all the parts re-chromed/nickel plated (depending on the most historically appropriate choice) including the fork ends and chain stay/seat stay/ drop out tips as they look like it was this way from what's left of the original finish (probably use london chroming)

then my plan is to pick a colour for the frame forks and have it painted coated somewhere

however I am building this back up as a bike I will regularly ride so if you guys have any ideas or advice or think I should do something else (i don't want it to feel perfect like an unreadable museum piece) then I would like to hear your opinions

Lots can be said about this but I'd start with a simple staement about restoration. You need to be very clear about what is restoration etc and therefore budget. I know it sounds simple but many fail to do that.

A specific point re paint. The frame was not built/finished to be left raw so paint is essential.

Powedercoat will do but enamel is right for it and there are several craftsmen in London who can do the work and many are on here and you can get good recommendations by searching. I'd recommend Mario Vaz, who has done several jobs for me, but advise you to look around before comitting to anybody.