Support importers or try buying local where possible? It’s important to be fully aware of what you’re buying to be sure your investment is in the product and not in the costs of getting it here. The pictures scattered throughout this Newsletter are of a bed we were asked to […]
Updated: November 30, 2016 Here’s the finished product – one of this years’ finest. Captains’ choice award! I really just wanted to take it home. November 23, 2016 We don’t see them like this all that often. What a fine example of mid-century craftsmanship and design. Watch out for […]
Donna’s mum is now suffering from Alzheimer’s and possibly won’t be able to appreciate what her daughter has just had done to the chair that her mother grew up with. Built in the 1930’s by her grandfather, 99% of the old, green, (lead-based!) paint is now gone to reveal a […]
Donna’s solid mahogany desk with leather inlay and gold gilding all spruced up and ready for another 50 years.
The Harpsichord dates back to early 13th century, and Sam’s specimen pictured here has already been transformed back and forward. We added some turned legs and a fresh look. Perhaps it’s ready for some artwork on the inside of the lid like some of the earlier versions done back then?
Alisa entrusted her prized possession to us – an incredibly detailed handmade dining setting that was built for a trade show many years ago and found a new home with Alisa and her family. It has been rebuilt, improved in places by our master craftsmen assisting with better structural design […]
And so this story concludes.. Right from the outset, Ted and Amy had to seriously consider the investment they were about to embark upon, trying to put aside the emotional attachment they had to the chairs and consider the commercial side for practicality. Obviously, new chairs will look great, but […]
One more patient arrives in begging for a makeover following an ill-fated voyage from the UK many years ago. It got water damaged and is now slowly falling apart. “We’ll have you holding up umbrellas again in no time.” WTS!
Everyone loves a ‘Bentwood’ and this one is particularly comfortable. New cane, frame repaired and repolished. Actually we’ve seen the clones of this chair in their 100’s – at a prominent Italian restaurant recently!
Cathy’s antique tub chair has all new internals and all the fine timber work has been stripped and re-polished. True class.