Furniture restoration may involve the use of chemicals, so safety precautions are required. Protective clothing, safety goggles, and a mask are suggested.
Are you concerned that your family is going to have to make do with furniture that’s falling apart until you can afford to replace it? Remember: having repairs made can make the furniture you have more comfortable to continue using.
It’s important to remember that having furniture restored doesn’t always mean having it returned to its original condition. If you have a piece of furniture you’d love to make appear antique, we may be able to help you accomplish it.
It’s important to remember that continuing to use damaged furniture can make the condition worse faster than you’d expect. The best way to ensure you don’t have to replace the broken furniture is to have it repaired as soon as possible.
We recognize that years of use and sometimes misuse can take their toll on your furniture’s appearance. In many cases, you can have your furniture restored for less than it would cost to replace it with a new piece.
Modern finishes, which can be far more durable and withstand abuse, are also more artificial-looking, like plastic, and lack the warm qualities of an antique finish. This is why furniture repair and restoration shouldn't use modern methods but should adhere to more traditional approaches corresponding to the time frame of the piece.
One of the reasons wooden chair joints fail is because of the way they are built. For a chair to be moved around easily, it has to be lightly built, but it must accommodate heavy loads. Thus, the joints are can only support those loads for a certain amount of time before they fail.
While it can be exciting to receive a piece of heirloom furniture that’s been in your family for generations, it may not always be in usable condition. In many cases, it’s relatively quick and easy to have the furniture repaired by a professional.
Typical solid woods used in American products are maple, pine, cherry, oak, alder, walnut and occasionally elm, ash and sycamore. There are hundreds of foreign woods available as well.
Did you realize that repairing or restoring an antique piece of furniture incorrectly can drastically reduce its value? If the scratch on your sideboard or the wobbly leg on your Queen Ann desk is causing problems, get an expert appraisal before you attempt to repair the problem yourself.
Even the most beat up of furnishings can be professionally restored to like-new conditions. This includes furniture that has metal areas that have rusted, wooden furniture with intricate slats and spindles, and those pieces with deep gauges or extensive cosmetic damage.
If your family is like most families, you likely can’t afford to buy new furniture whenever something starts looking a little worn. When you need to extend the useful life of your furniture, having us repair it can be an inexpensive alternative.
Black spots are the result of water penetration through the finish throughout the entire wood is also essential in furniture restoration. Black spots removal may result in slight damage to the furniture finish. So refinishing can’t be avoided.
Federal furniture (1780-1820) featured clean, neoclassical elements and included graceful proportions, straight lines, light construction, and tapered legs without prominent feet. The subtle designs were highlighted by inlaid wood patterns and the use of contrasting veneers.
Furniture restoration is a great way to reuse already available environmental resources rather than using new ones. Indeed, the production and manufacturing of new furniture requires more energy (and releases more CO2) than the restoration process does—in some cases, twice as much.
Do you have a piece of antique American-made furniture that has an eagle on it? After the signing of the Constitution, the eagle became a common symbol of freedom in America. Many furniture pieces produced in American therefore had an Eagle incorporated into the design.
Did you know that restoring an original piece of furniture is an eco-friendly way of furnishing your home? Restoring an original furniture piece for plenty of future use is one way to reduce demand for common materials and supplies used to make new pieces of furniture.
Many table tops are assembled in segments and boards that are then connected together. Over time, the cracks between these segments can spread and grow. A furniture repair expert can not only restore your table to a single piece, but also refinish it to make it look brand new.
So what exactly are glue blocks when it comes to furniture repair? These are solid pieces of wood that are used to reinforce corner joints and provide additional structural support to old or worn furnishings.
When it comes down to it, old furniture makes an excellent investment. When you access pieces secondhand for very little and have them professionally restored, you will end up with high quality furnishings that are sure to hold their value.
Repairing antique furniture often means gluing. This may be the single most important act of repair, but if you can’t glue properly (and yes, there is a right way!), the piece will not be structurally sound and its life-span will most surely be shortened.
When wooden chairs are used excessively, it’s inevitable that eventually the rungs or spindles will come loose. We can repair these types of issues quickly by strengthening or even rebuilding any worn joints.
We live in a culture where throwing it away is simply what is expected, rather than repairing or remaking what is not right. Even our furniture is thrown out more often than rebuilt- and that isn’t necessary. Why not have it redone by the experts?
Do you have a favorite piece of furniture that’s clearly seen better days? If you’re not quite ready to throw it out, we can restore it to make it a functional part of your home’s décor.
When choosing the type of glue needed to make repairs to your wooden furniture, there are several factors we keep in mind. This includes everything from temperature to wood species to the time frame that’s ideal for the glue to set in.
Empire furniture (1800-1815) features details from the Napoleonic era. Pieces exhibit dramatic elements, such as heavy fluted legs evocative of ancient Greek and Egyptian architecture, and carved symbols of victory, like the eagle and laurel wreath.
Have you been hesitant to tackle a particular furniture repair because you aren’t sure of the best way to handle it? Let’s talk about how turning the repairs over to us can give you back your furniture faster than if you tried to repair it yourself.