Furniture Repairs & Restorations

If you have ever ditched an armchair that’s lost its stuffing, or sold a scuffed and dull looking table at a garage sale for peanuts because it seemed unusable, then you don’t know the power of furniture refurbishing and restoration. With a new fabric, a bit of stitching and some French polishing, your chair and table will be as good as new.

The reason many of us don’t think to get our furniture refurbished goes back to the 1950s idea that things always go out of date and need to be constantly replaced. Now, we know better – and many of us have lamented throwing out that old Danish-style sofa in the Seventies now that similar items are fetching thousands of dollars. Refurbishing can be a great alternative to buying new furniture for your dining room, living room, or bedroom. Many people decide to restore their old furniture not out of a desire to save money on something new, but because they can breathe new life into cherished objects that have been with them years.

Restoration can be a light cleaning to remove dirt or grime, such as on the surface of a table, or it may include near complete rebuilding or replacement. The main goal of restoration is to “restore” the original appearance or functionality of a piece, so there’s a big difference between restoring and repairing. You may achieve functionality with a repair, but restoring an item properly is an artform. Finishes might be stripped and redone, but it is essential that the original patination – the deep shimmer of the wood, for example – is retained.

You may be confident enough to tighten the leg on a chair if it loosens, but you don’t want to be messing around with dovetail joints on a massive mahogany table that’s been in the family since Federation. Choosing the right restorer to repair your important pieces of furniture saves you money and time.