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antique

The things we leave behind ...

Our love of furniture restoration runs deep, the process of restoring, repairing and bringing back to life a treasured family heirloom is one of we find immensely rewarding.

The work is often labor intensive and intricate but we gladly face up to the challenge in the name of preserving beautiful furniture .

We were lucky enough to be involved in the restoration of this beautiful 1880’s inlaid box. Handed down through the generations it was time to restore what was needed , preserve and make original once again…

Complete with the original 1880 day stationary this box had beauty in the detail.

Cornered veneers in need of some TLC

Cornered veneers in need of some TLC

Such a beautiful family heirloom

Such a beautiful family heirloom

Complete with the 1880’s stationary

Complete with the 1880’s stationary

We carefully repaired the external veneers before reg re glueing any areas that were in need.

For the internal area, we restored and kept the original purple lining.

Beautiful details before restoration

Beautiful details before restoration

Beautiful repairs on this family treasure

Beautiful repairs on this family treasure

All in the detail

All in the detail

more glorious detail

more glorious detail

A beautiful finished product …

A beautiful finished product …

Stuart finished the restoration with beautiful polishing … the icing on the cake.

A glorious end result for our lovely client, so that this treasure can be enjoyed and passed down through the generations just like it was meant to be

Restoration Projects

The last couple of weeks we have completed some lovely restoration pieces for our clients.

They have made for wonderful birthday presents and the element of surprise at having a special sentimental piece of furniture lovingly restored is one of those heart pulling moments.

Bringing or restoring family heirlooms back to their or even better original glory is one of the most satisfying aspects of our work ( we know we say it all the time ) but the pleasure we gleam from this is enormous.

1930’s Pot Cupboard

1930’s Pot Cupboard

beautiful end result for this iconic piece of furniture

beautiful end result for this iconic piece of furniture

Pot Cupboards were originalyy used to hold a chamber pot next to the bed before the advent of indoor plumbing.

quirky and cute this silky oak shelf is in need of some tlc

quirky and cute this silky oak shelf is in need of some tlc

silky oak after corner unit restored.jpg
silky oak after restoration.jpg

Repairs included in the restoration process brought this funky little stand into the now and will give it much need stability as well as bringing out the gorgeous Silky Oak grain . A light and natural finish provides the final touch on this wonderful antique.