Kathy came to us with a broken cedar table. The table is very unique and extremely special. It was made by her father-in-law many years ago. He was an architect by profession and was clearly ahead of his time. We can see that many of the design aspects of this […]
Linda has been waiting for the right time to get her prized English oak extension table restored. Renowned Furniture is keeping her updated on a daily basis as we progress through the restoration. No piece is left joined, we strip the piece back to its original pile of sticks and re-machine, sand, […]
We made some custom rosewood furniture for John & Julie earlier this year and I don’t think we posted it so here it is. They have returned with a couple of badly beaten cedar bedsides which we have now restored. We are also now working on their solid oak dining […]
LATEST UPDATE: Sep. 26, 2014 We’re pretty happy with the end result. The ‘new’ timber we used has at least 40 years of age on it and the character looks to have settled in nicely with the original table. The silky oak we’ve selected for this job is “quarter cut” […]
You may remember Dean who purchased our award winning ‘Skate‘ – The skateboard shelf – for his son who is mad keen on skating. Dean has another son who is a keen surfer, so he asked us to make a ‘Surfboard Shelf‘ for him.Our craftsmen set about designing this 3 tier shelf, complete with fins,and here […]
Here, the final touch to Michael’s Mom’s desk was to fit the door locks and pedestals. Also, when Michael came to collect it he said: “Wow, it looks so much better in the flesh rather than the update pictures that you had been sending me” We then said: “Well we hope […]
In this throw away world we live in, it’s nice to see a rising population of recyclers, up-cyclers and people who see a perfectly functioning piece simply in need of a little love. We were approached by Sue to repair some imported rattan chairs. No doubt, the repairs have cost […]
You might remember Chris purchased The Stack and The Twins… Well Chris is now a regular visitor to our website and in his own words: “Haha oh dear I can see between you and my tailor I will be well appointed but penniless.” And “I am glad the sale went […]
Michael found us via the web through our posts and blogs. He saw Jim’s Tallboy work and decided Renowned were the right guys to do the very delicate restoration of his grandmother’s antique mahogany desk for his mum’s 50th birthday surprise. Every mum deserves a son like Michael. Along with his […]
Over the past 12 months, Renowned have been engaged in some truly interesting co-development projects designing and building unique coffee tables. Some were for show but most were themed, like “The Plectrum” That was done for a guitar enthusiast where the shape and style of each layer looks like a […]