Today we share something a little different and special… We at Renowned are seeing the trend towards fun, interesting, multi-functional furniture pieces. A post recently published by Custom Made expands on this and shows it’s clearly a wider trend with many seeking a way of reducing the space taken up […]
The end of the story for Rhonda’s two chairs… fully restored to its old beauty. 🙂 Rhonda & Betty were so impressed with our restorations of their beloved pieces that they went into the shed out the back and found 3 more… WTS!
The insurance company wrote this piece off as water damaged and told Sally to arrange for some replacement quotes. We quoted over $5,000 to replace it but also quoted under $3,000 to restore it. So many people make the sad mistake of thinking that all furniture is written off after […]
This 175 piece 1800’s striking silver cutlery set is probably worth over $20,000.00 but for Jill it’s worth restoring and handing on to the 4th generation. Her two sons will receive the cutlery set and the walnut burl card table as mementos of their heritage.
Update: April 20, 2015 Jill’s Walnut burl card table is complete. The intricate work involved relaying the missing veneers and layers of missing walnut was laborious but we feel it was well worth it. Another family heirloom ready for another 100 years…      March 2, 2015 Work in […]
Update: April 22, 2015 Now complete… We’re sure that it will now be a beautiful keepsake for another few generations to remember their ancestors by. Update: April 15, 2015 Here’s Kim’s grandfathers’ poker playing box in its final stages… February 26, 2015 […]
Kerion had been hunting all over town looking for a small dining suite for he & his wife. After some frustration looking at poor quality or incorrect size (now that they are empty nesters), Kerion’s wife suggested restoring the old extension suite they had tucked away. Let’s see how it turns out. 😉 […]
Clearly, Dean has a certain style & taste. We’d guess these to be old arches from an Indian building or perhaps old style sash window frames? Whatever they are before, their new life as feature mirrors in Dean’s new city apartment will cause much discussion and speculation over a nice […]
What can I say? Dean has a love for interesting pieces. To tell what this is would require a forensic expert. There are some parts that suggest 17th century-like handmade nails and then other parts that look a little ‘Indonesian knock off’ but we’d say it’s an assembly of old building […]
This cot has been in one family for 3 generations and is about to be restored for a new arrival. 4th generation due in 4 months time. Awesome! 😀