• Q - Do you carry out furniture restoration and repair?
• A - Yes, we carry out the restoration of all manner of furniture in London and nationwide, in our Islington workshop.
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• Q - What kinds of furniture do you restore?
• A - We tend to specialise in pieces of furniture that are antique, vintage and mid-century.
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• Q - Do you work on wooden/timber furniture?
• A - Primarily, yes, although we do carry out some repairs to metal items.
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• Q - Do you re-wire old lamps?
• A - No, we steer clear of electrical work as much as possible, but can fix the wooden elements of lamps.
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• Q - Do you specialise in any particular period of furniture or country of origin?
• A - Over the years, we've restored pieces of all ages and from all over the world, but most commonly we work British & European furniture dating from 17th Century up to about 1970.
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• Q - Do you repair modern furniture, such as sofas?
• A - No, we tend not to work on anything made from the 1980s to the present day. That's not because we're snobby about it, but just that the cost of restoration and the techniques used on modern furniture don't make restoring it viable and replacement is usually a more economic option.
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• Q - Do you re-cane chairs?
• A - Yes, every day of the week.
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• Q - Do you re-rush chairs?
• A - yes, every day of the week.
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• Q - Do you replace Danish paper cord on chairs?
• Yes, every day of the week.
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• Q - Do you replace the seagrass on chairs?
• A - Yes, every day of the week.
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• Q - Can you reglue my loose or wobbly chair?
• A - Yes, it's something we do most commonly
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• Q - Do you do French polishing?
• A - Yes, is the primary form of refinishing that we carry out, but we can also wax, lacquer, polyurethane, distress paint and oil items.
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• Q - Can you strip my furniture?
• A - Yes, we hand-strip any furniture that needs the finish removing, whether polish or paint and then prepare it ready for repolishing or repainting.
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• Q - Can you turn replacement knobs or handles for my furniture?
• A - Yes, we have a lathe that's nearly 100 years old and turn all kinds of things on it from knobs to table legs, so if you need something to match, such as a missing knob on your chest of drawers, we can help.
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• Q - Do you provide free estimates?
• A - Yes, all estimates that are carried out by email are free of charge. If we need to come to your home or workplace instead, there may be a charge depending on where you're based.
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• Q - Do you provide insurance estimates?
• A - Yes, but these are chargeable, although you can redeem the charge against the work when you have your item restored within 60 days.
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• Q - I don't have a vehicle. Do you provide a collection and delivery service?
• A - Yes and no! We don't move your furniture ourselves, but work with a lovely specialist furniture moving company called James Deighton & Co who provide an excellent, well-priced and reliable service. You can contact them on 020 8867 9666 or [email protected].
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• Q - Do you provide a reupholstery service?
• A - Yes, we can reupholster everything from small stools, to dining chairs, to armchairs and sofas. We provide traditional reupholstery services for antiques and more contemporary techniques for mid-century pieces that match their style and how they'd have been upholstered originally.
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• Q - Do you repair antique or old clocks?
• A - Yes, we restore them if they have wooden cases, such as grandfather clocks, but not the mechanisms.
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• Q - Can you re-gild my mirror or frame?
• A - Yes, we provide gessoing and regilding services, including repairing or replacing damaged wooden and plaster carvings and other details.
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• Q - Can you re-leather/replace the leather writing insert on my desk or writing table?
• A - Yes, we can replace the leather in lamb skiver, cow hide or vegan leather. It comes in a variety of colours and we can colour match many finishes. We also gold or blind emboss decorative borders or motifs on the new leather (but not on the vegan leather).
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• Q - I've broken the glass in a mirror or cabinet. Can you replace it?
• A - Yes, we can reglaze in a variety of objects.
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• Q - There's some veneer missing or chipped off from my furniture, can you replace it?
• A - Yes we can and we're really good at it! We can let-in veneer patches that blend in nicely and sometimes almost invisibly.
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• Q - I've got some missing carved detail from my mirror or cabinet, can you replace it?
• A - Yes, we often hand-carve missing carved elements from all manner of pieces of furniture, from the top of a decorative leg, to the acanthus leaves on the top of a mirror. It's a lovely, therapeutic part of the job.
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• Q - Do you value furniture for insurance and probate?
• A - Yes, we are happy to provide furniture valuations, for which there's a small charge.
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• Q - Do you carry out repair work in my home or office?
• A - No, all the work we carry out is done in our workshop in Islington, London.
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• Q - I think my furniture might have woodworm. Can you treat it for me?
• A - No, but we know someone who can - just ask!
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• Q - Do you restore antiques?
• A - Yes, so long as you mean antique furniture. Antiques used to be defined as more than 100 years old, but we restore most furniture dating from about 1970 backwards to the 1500s.
