Penny’s tv lifter
Penny has a beautiful home filled with some truly beautiful antiques from around the world.
Residential Projects
Mal’s Huon Pine table
Update – December 1, 2014 Mal has been around to inspect his table and was very impressed with the finish detail. Mal had originally purchased the timber himself with the intention of building the table himself. As it sometimes goes, the timber sat in the shed for a long while […]
Mark’s desk top
Mark & his wife are restoring a late 1800’s writers desk. He came to us with a pile of sticks that used to be the fold out desk top/lid section. It was in a poor state of repair and missing its leather top. We re-machined each piece, re-joined all parts, […]
Cathy & Trevor’s gong
Update – December 2, 2014 Cathy & Trevor’s Gong has been completed. Solid American Oak, reshaped into a more Japanese style frame. The original bell plate has been left untouched/unpolished for a little authenticity. The gong handle has been repaired and repolished as well. The Oak stand has been finished […]
Margaret’s chairs
Margaret came to us with 2 very sad old sitting chairs. They have been in her family for more than 60 years. Her children talked her into having them restored and when we delivered them yesterday, she almost did not recognise them. When she sat in them with their new […]
Oak strength and beauty
UPDATE: December 9, 2014 Stephen loved the chairs so much, he ordered matching handrails. Stephen & his wife are elderly and mildly handicapped and part of the reason why he engaged Renowned Furniture to custom make his dining chairs was because he wanted to be sure that they were made […]
Barbra’s table
Barbra is relocating. She’s retiring to her son’s house in the Samford Valley just outside Brisbane. There are many pieces that she will be getting rid of as a result of the downsize but the solid maple dining suite that we’ve been working on for many years is remaining in […]
Barry’s coffee table
Barry’s grandfather grew up in the great depression. As a boy, he worked at a furniture factory and he used to gather up any scraps and offcuts he was allowed to and take them home. Although he remained unqualified for the duration of his time there, he watched and learned and he created […]
From sounds of silence to roaring silence
One of the world’s best speaker manufacturers JBL have been putting out amazing speakers for more than 4 decades and these classics are among some of the greatest. Chris came to us looking for a high quality timber restoration on these beauties. While the internals of these speakers are still […]
Bridget’s dining suite
Bridget had a good eye for a bargain but there were problems so she called Renowned! Bridget found the delicate suite online and was keen to buy it for her beach house but she knew that there was a couple of issues with it. After contacting the seller and Renowned, […]