Furniture repair and restoration in Surrey, specialist work
The complexity of furniture repair and restoration in Surrey (or elsewhere for that matter of fact!) is often underestimated. In fact, people who work in the furniture repair and restoration industry are usually notable for their extraordinary skills. This is because so many different talents are needed when restoring furniture – and particularly antique furniture. At Snelling Associates we receive a bewildering array of different items to restore or repair. Indeed, it is not uncommon to have delivered to our workshops, during the average week, items that range from ornate antique mirrors and pine blanket boxes to 17th Century chairs, clock cases and walnut sideboards – with the occasional huge mahogany dining table thrown in, just to keep our French polishing skills ‘up to scratch’ (pun intended!) Well, of course, almost every item that we repair has a different problem, whether it is a broken lock, lifting or lost veneers,…