Update: September 11, 2015 Jemma and her 2 sisters were overjoyed when they saw the finished product. This is just another one of those journeys that we are privileged to be part of. We love hearing all the memories come flooding back when we return pieces like this. “I was […]
August 12, 2015 We have completed Lisa’s chair. We found a 1974 Deutsche mark (coin) inside the frame suggesting that it had been repaired overseas at some point possibly! The deep buttoning cushioning has been redone by hand carving the diamonds into the foam first. August 5, […]
This lovely old church pew of Tracy’s was falling apart from being left outside in the weather and was in need of a full restoration. It is now set up for many more years of use under the cover of her new back deck.
This desk belonging to Mark was looking very tired and had the leather badly damaged through the young family years. Now it takes pride of place in the new office.
Jill wanted the tops of these 2 imported tables to be more hard wearing. They used to chip and break too easily. We removed the old gold gilding to uncover a mix of plaster and very soft timber. It has now been replaced with a high grade, pigmented epoxy and […]
Brooke’s table was damaged in the storms last year and here’s what we managed to do even though Rimu timber is extremely rare!! It was handed down to her from her parents several years ago. “LOVING having the table back. We had my parents over for dinner over the […]
July 24, 2015 Donna found this old unloved radiogram in a second hand store out west and it was love at first sight. We have managed to get the gram fully operational and looking better than the day it was taken off the production line from “Standard telephone & Cable […]
David & Elizabeth’s antique walnut burl table. This is a classic table that was damaged in the floods last year, it’s come up so beautifully! We don’t see burls like this anymore!!!
Full office restoration for an architecture group . Here’s a company upgrading & re-locating and also a company that can see the true value in keeping older furniture that was well built and having it restyled/restored rather than discarding and replacing it.
From design concept to reality! Here’s Jill’s sketch to finished project. Jill had some very particular guidelines for us when she asked for a solid mahogany and glass display cabinet. Size, finish, lighting etc… After some discussion and a few concept drawings Jill agreed on this sketch. The lights had […]