Before and after together at once! Cindy did not want to throw her old sofa, but her and her daughters had in in mind a bit of an upgrade. Lose the round corners, lose the massively thick arms (“They’re all a bit, ‘80’s don’t you think”!), reshape the suite and […]
Fully repaired, striped, sanded, reassembled and first sealing coat applied. What a lovely table!
Updated: August 14, 2017 These beautiful lamps were restored by Renowned Furniture. The client found some cool shades and, hey presto! they look very cool.. …especially standing over some of the coolest rocking chairs we’ve ever done. July 21, 2017 Wendy dropped these two off for a refurbishment. My old, […]
Fashion is a funny thing and I do sometimes wonder where it all begins. Another rush we have on these days is all the Parker style or Mid-century furniture (specifically dining suites, buffets and TV chairs), all being restored, or in many cases, custom built from a picture a client […]
Quite possibly one of the most comfortable chairs I’ve even sat in! Derik wanted the base repaired but also reinforced. We drilled out the centre and inserted some steel rods! Don’t think we’ll be seeing this wonder back anytime soon.
Updated: August 23, 2017 These custom timber stands are candle holders for churches that we’ve started making. These are the finished products before they’ve been fitted with the electronic candles. In action… Updated: July 24, 2017 The church candle holders assembled now ready for brass trim and candles. July […]
Alison’s Japanese chest has been totally dismantled along with all the fragile little steel straps and corner pieces. Now it sits ready to take pride of place in her bedroom.
We always thought that things came in threes. Here at Renowned, we have restored no less that 15 genuine, Japanese antiques and other pieces in the past 9 months. How much of a coincidence is this? Think I’ll go and buy “8” scratchies!
During the clean up when Helen was moving house, she found the top section of an old hall stand that her late husband was ‘always going to restore’ and so she has asked us what she can do with it. Without any other parts of the original hall stand, we […]
Rosie has had this towel stand for many years, but it was screaming at her newly refurbished bathroom. Now it will sit nicely and be there for another 30 years or so.