Restoration

If you are looking to have an item or furniture be it antique or vintage restored, conserved, rebuilt, copied or even adapted to suit modern living requirements then give us a call or email and discuss your requirements. . Lawrence was raised in the antiques trade and has scratching 30 years experience as an a furniture restorer and as such has a large amount of knowledge in virtually all aspects of conservation, restoration & traditional cabinetmaking so you can have confidence that your item will be completed in the most appropriate and sensitive manner. 

Listed below is a selection of the services we can offer, if what you are requiring is not on this list then please get in contact and we can work through your requirements with you. Rough guideline estimates can be provided via email providing the pictures and description of what you require is clear enough, once an item has been sighted and assessed in person then a fixed quote will be provided stating terms of business.

Our services include but are not limited to the following:

 

  • Restoration/Conservation appraisals
  • Insurance Quotations
  • French Polishing
  • Traditional Wax Finishes
  • Burnishing
  • Liming/White Washing
  • Specialist Paint Finishes
  • Complete Re-builds
  • Small Repairs
  • Woodworm Treatment
  • Fire & Flood Restoration
  • Gilding
  • Replica Making
  • Taxidermy Mounting
  • Wood turning
  • Wood carving
  • Chair caning
  • Veneering
  • Marquetry and inlay
  • Wood Carving

Burmese colonial teak stool 'Before'

Burmese colonial teak stool 'After'

Edward Wormley chairs re-caned and polished

Door frames converted to mirrors

Dry scraped back to reveal original painted finish

Dry scraped back to reveal original painted finish

Dry scraped back to reveal original painted finish

Olive oyster veneered chest on stand - 'Before'

Olive oyster veneered chest on stand - 'After'

Georgian Painted Pub Settle 'before'

Georgian Painted Pub Settle 'after'

Swedish Bed Box Settle 'after'