Some mid week restoration

Going about our day to day work in accordance with strict social distancing of course, is what we are doing at the moment.

Completing wonderful work for our clients gives us such a sense of purpose and pride even more so lately.

We have just completed restoration on this Classic 1920’s Silky Oak Dining Table

ready for the makeover

We repaired, sanded repolished to match our existing decor in our lovely clients home

Beautiful results in our restoration of silky oak dining table

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

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

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.

Restoring a Boardroom table

We always take delight in restoring a part of yesteryear and restoring a Cedar Boardroom table circa 1970 crafted by the renowned maker Robert Dunlop ( 1925 - 2014 ) was certainly an honour.

This elegant boardroom table made for an innercity Brisbane School, has certainly seen many student and teacher meetings.

It was in dire need of repairs, repolishing and in particular the Emblem a fragile work of veneers was starting to crumble and needed some intricate repairs.

Restoration needed for the school emblem

Boardroom table pior to its makeover

Extensive repair work on the veneers and emblem was undertaken by Stuart.

The table was then sanded and many applications of finish were applied to bring this wonderful part of history back to its original glory

A beautiful finished products

The delivered and restored boardroom table