Are you looking for an excellent Land Rover and/or a beautifully restored Massey Ferguson 2135 tractor? If you have – then do contact me. The Land Rover is a 2003 Discovery that I have owned since it was new and that has only 89,000 miles on the clock. It runs exceptionally well, has been serviced [...]
Recently at our workshop in Shere we have had the pleasure of restoring some very attractive and unusual items. This is always a pleasure, as tackling the restoration of objets d’art and select items can be both fun and challenging. Different technical problems can arise and it is great to have to think our way [...]
Over the years I have seen many changes to what people like and dislike with regard to furniture. For a few years, one type of furniture or style is in favour and then a few years later a different sort. I can certainly remember when having ‘brown’ furniture went out of fashion and more modern [...]
Of course, it is easy for me to always just show glorious images of the finished furniture that we have repaired! The images (normally!) look great and are reassuring for any potential clients. However, I am often asked what furniture that we repair looks like before we have completed our restoration of the items concerned. [...]
Like everyone, I think that a picture tells a thousand words, so I thought I would provide some images of furniture repairs that we have undertaken recently in Surrey – alongside an example of a piece of furniture pre-restoration! As I have mentioned before, one of the nice things about running an antique restoration business [...]
The past few weeks we have been as busy as always! Indeed, the summer has passed with barely a break, as we have tackled a series of different furniture repairs and restorations which, as you can see from the images below, have varied considerably! The most awkward job was the decorative chair at the top [...]
I recently wrote an article here about how we specialise in furniture restoration in Surrey, whilst stating that a good proportion of our work relates to the accidental or careless damage of surfaces. Classic causes of this are the placing of hot mugs on wooden surfaces or vases of flowers with wet bases. Both result [...]
Keys, keys, keys – what a nuisance they can be! They get lost so easily and then, all of a sudden, you find that the doors to your favourite display cabinet swing ajar or you are unable to lock the drawers of your desk or a cabinet containing your most delicate crystal (a worry, if [...]
One problem that is frequently brought to our workshops relates to broken glass – with glass, of course, a common feature of display cabinets, chandeliers, ornate mirrors, tables and occasional tables. All of these are easily damaged, particularly when moved, even if that move is just for cleaning purposes. Sometimes this is just enough to [...]