SOME OF OUR RESTORATION SERVICES
FULL RESTORATION
Badly damaged or neglected furniture can almost always be restored.
As you will see from the examples on this site a skilled craftsman can breath new life into your most treasured possessions.
Call us now and see how we can help you.
POLISHING AND VENEER
Our polishing service aims to maintain the patina of the finished item of antique furniture.
We use traditional methods, including colour matching, French polishing and traditional wax polishing. Other areas of our polishing service include ebonising repairs to damaged polished surfaces, scratches, and dents, chips,watermarks and bleached surfaces ,Veneer repairs includes marquetry, stringing and inlay patches or complete table tops.
GILDING
We can offer a full gilding service including repairs to all types of gilded furniture, picture and mirror frames, water and oil gilt burnishing, toning and ageing. We only use the best quality materials for a high quality of finish.
We can offer a full gilding service including repairs to all types of gilded furniture, picture and mirror frames, water and oil gilt burnishing, toning and ageing. We only use the best quality materials for a high quality of finish.
PAINTED FURNITURE
We can repair small chips and scratches faded areas or a
complete restoration to all kinds of painted furniture to your requirements
We can repair small chips and scratches faded areas or a
complete restoration to all kinds of painted furniture to your requirements
CARVING
The carving service includes repairing, copying, and making original carved pieces to your requirements repairs to all types of carved furniture, picture and mirror frames,
The carving service includes repairing, copying, and making original carved pieces to your requirements repairs to all types of carved furniture, picture and mirror frames,
LEATHER DESK LININGS
We stock a range of colours in quality pre-dyed sheeps /lambs skin (skiver) and natural cowhide,
which can be hand coloured or pre-dyed. Customers can order skins antiqued,
gilt or blind tooling, colour matching, distressing and ageing, with a natural finish,
waxed or polished.These skins and techniques are suitable for anything from writing slopes to daesks and Tables .
We stock a range of colours in quality pre-dyed sheeps /lambs skin (skiver) and natural cowhide,
which can be hand coloured or pre-dyed. Customers can order skins antiqued,
gilt or blind tooling, colour matching, distressing and ageing, with a natural finish,
waxed or polished.These skins and techniques are suitable for anything from writing slopes to daesks and Tables .
a small selection of embosing tools             
a wide selection of leather colours
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 leather coulers  a selection of leather tools 
antique desk leather embossing tools, we have an large assortment to choose from
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UPHOLSERY
Our fine upholstery service is used by interior designers, private customers and the antiques trade.
CANE & RUSH SEATING
Chairs of all shapes and sizes, with many patterns are worked in chair cane and rush seating.
Many people have beautiful chairs, settees, and stools which are in need of careful restoring with cane, rush, or seagrass.
It is difficult to find anyone capable of doing this type of work.
We are more than capable with years of experience and at reasonable prices.
Our fine upholstery service is used by interior designers, private customers and the antiques trade.
CANE & RUSH SEATING
Chairs of all shapes and sizes, with many patterns are worked in chair cane and rush seating.
Many people have beautiful chairs, settees, and stools which are in need of careful restoring with cane, rush, or seagrass.
It is difficult to find anyone capable of doing this type of work.
We are more than capable with years of experience and at reasonable prices.
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