Furniture repairs in the Redhill area

At Snelling Associates we have been undertaking furniture repairs in the Redhill area for many years now. Although we are based in beautiful Shere, we have many clients who bring us their furniture from Redhill and Reigate.  I think this is because they realise that we provide not just a high quality service but also one that is backed up by years of experience.  Indeed, I doubt that you can find other restorers able to provide you with such a personalised service with craftsmen who take such a deep interest and pride in their work! Of course, you may be asking yourself about what type of furniture repairs in the Redhill area do we tackle? Well, to illustrate the wide range of furniture that we restore and repair, I took some photographs of the furniture that I currently have awaiting repair in our workshop.  As you can see, what we…

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Paint finishes on furniture in Surrey

Well, this is fun!  A friend of mine runs a business doing paint finishes on furniture in Surrey – which is something that can totally transform your furniture.  In fact, despite being an antique furniture restorer I like painted furniture and, when it is done well, it can greatly enhance the item concerned.  Furthermore, as you can see from the images below, painting furniture can be a terrific way to go when you are designing a room and want everything to match well! If you are looking for paint finishes on furniture in Surrey, then do get in contact with me and let me give you Jo’s details. Jo has a fine selection of furniture of her own upon which she has done paint finishes and these items are for sale.  Alternatively, of course, she can come to your own house and paint finish items of your own – or…

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Mirror frame repairs around Woking

Are you looking for mirror frame repairs around Woking – and need a professional restoration of your mirror or picture frame? If you are – then contact us at Snelling Associates!  We are specialists in mirror repairs and picture frame restoration.  We have been undertaking this type of work for many years now and we have had a terrific success at restoring frames that have often been brought to us in terrible condition.  Indeed, many of our clients have brought us frames that have suffered major damage or neglect.  Many have been damaged to such an extent that much of the detail on the frames has disappeared or become virtually unrecognisable! Fortunately, at our workshop in Shere we are fully equipped to make mouldings, filigree and turnings.  So we can rebuild what has been lost or damaged on your mirror or picture frame.  Furthermore, we are able to re-veneer, re-colour…

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Antique restoration and furniture repairs around Crawley

Are you looking for someone who can undertake antique restoration and furniture repairs around Crawley? Well, if you are – then look no further!  We can help you. Snelling Associates is a business based in Shere (near Dorking) that has been operating for many years now, with a team of expert craftsmen able to provide you with the top quality service that you need when you want your antiques or furniture restored – and restored properly.  We are able to deal with a wide variety of restoration and repair work, whether this involves objets d’art or furniture. We are able to remake broken or rotten parts, new turnings and filigree and, of course, we can re-veneer, colour and French polish – amongst much else.  Indeed, we have built up a solid and justified reputation for careful work that is notable for making invisible repairs, whilst preserving the precious patina of…

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Mirror repairs and restoration around London

If you are looking for expert mirror repairs and restoration around London then do contact us at Snelling Associates in Shere (near Dorking).  As highly skilled antique restorers, we have years of experience in restoring mirror and picture frames.  So, we can undertake the repairs and restoration work that you need – to restore your mirror or picture frame to its past glory. As you can see from the images here (and elsewhere on our web site), we are able to execute very delicate work.  This includes reforming and (making from new) decorative moldings, re-gilding and re-veneering.  We also undertake French polishing and waxing so that your mirror or picture frame value is preserved – and often greatly enhanced. Indeed, as professional antique restorers, we fully appreciate the importance of patina and that repairs to a mirror or an objet d’art need to be done with sensitivity.  It is this…

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Mirror repairs in Surrey, expert frame restoration

Do you need mirror repairs in Surrey?  Is your mirror frame suffering from age, damp, fire or impact damage or just looking worn and tired?  If it is, then contact me at Snelling Associates because we are experts in picture frame and mirror frame restoration.  We can reform moldings and filigree, remake finials and defective frames.  We can also re-veneer, colour and French polish to ensure that your mirror or picture frame is returned to its past glory – all with a patina authentic to its age. Certainly, the restoration of mirror frames and picture frames requires very particular work.  This is because the frame to a mirror or picture can be as important (and sometimes more valuable) than the picture or mirror itself.  So, sympathetic and knowledgeable restoration is essential and, for that, years of restoration experience is necessary. For specialist mirror repairs in Surrey contact us now! At…

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Mirror frame restoration in Surrey

Do you need expert mirror frame restoration in Surrey?  If so – then at Snelling Associates we can help you! We are time-served antique restoration experts who have been working for many years on a wide variety of antiques – with the restoration of mirrors a speciality.  Indeed, it is rare for us not to be repairing mirrors, the frames of which can often be extremely delicate.  They are, as you know, easily damaged either through drying out or impact. Of course, mirror frames, their gilt filigree and details require exceptionally careful work – if they are to be restored to their previous glory and to match in exactly with the rest of the frame.  This is work that we undertake, always ensuring that the finish is exact and authentic.  The latter quality is very important.  Indeed, we believe that there are very few restorers able to produce the quality…

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Antique restoration of furniture in the Reigate area

I never cease to be surprised at the range of items that are brought into my workshop and this is as true of the requirement for antique restoration of furniture in the Reigate area as it is for anywhere else in Surrey!   Actually, as an antique restoration expert this is one of the joys of my work and few things delight me more than receiving extraordinary items of furniture to work upon. That said, recently, I have been kept much occupied in restoring the frames to a variety of different mirrors.  Of course, frames suffer though the passage of time.  Invariably they are delicate and any filigree rarely lasts more than the smallest knock.  Meanwhile, the advent of central heating has meant that any items made from plaster or wood dry out to an extent never imagined by the original craftsmen.  Central heating is great for us humans but generally…

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