These 6 original Betwood bistro chairs, would have been made in Austria, at the beginning of the 19th century. Most of them …
Artabelle Furniture
Heirloom restoration
Antiques for the future
At Artabelle Furniture, we have decades of antique restoration, furniture design and cabinet making experience. We use a wide variety of materials, hand tool and machine skills, both traditional and modern and we take pride in both the quality of our work and the personal service we offer.
Welcome to Artabelle Furniture
Beautiful, functional furniture enhances our lives and continues to increase in value over time in addition to being touchstones of one generation to another.
We also offer a personal collection and delivery service for all local jobs.
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This delightful mahogany table was in dire need of a full restoration job. The colouring was patchy and faded. The frame was …
This delightful early 20th century roll top desk was a bit of a surprise when we first saw it. Those kinds of …
A battered British mid-century ‘Ye oldy world’ piece gets a makeover, upgrade, repairs and refinish: The customer wanted an extra shelf inside, …
This beautiful, folding card table in rosewood and mahogany dates from around 1820. The surfaces and edges are expertly covered in intricate …
We don’t know their history, or their journey, but we are 99% sure that this pair of oak doors are French. The …
A beautiful, teak, G Plan Fresco dining table and four chairs in excellent original condition. The circular top slides open to allow …
Professionally refinished and polished with original cushions and gold label mark on its underside. The seat is made from beautifully figured elm …
This heavy 1930s oak table was structurally fine, but the veneer on the top was worn through completely. On removing it, we …
This unusual desk came all the way from Vienna and, having spent a long time in a garage, it finally arrived in …
This little writing box had been stored away for a long time, unused, and suffering from various issues that needed resolving: the …
This antique rocking chair came to us in a sorry state, with parts missing, some joints broken, and its timber in dire …
A customer approached us wondering if we could build a cabinet stand for a doll’s house. The top would have to have …
This elegant Ercol table was in good condition structurally, but needed refinishing. The customer wanted the dark finish to be removed from …
A lovely and interesting little job landed in our workshop recently: a customer brought us a small bronze cannon in excellent condition. …
This gorgeous and unusual cabinet made of walnut veneer needed quite a lot of work done to bring it back to its …
A customer brought us this lovely low table with 4 stools which was damaged and held together with tape. We needed to …
This is the oldest piece we ever worked on: An oak, ‘joined chest’ made by someone with the initials CB in 1717. …
This armchair was brought to us due to one of its castors having fallen off: the timber broke just inside the castor …
A client approached us with an unusual and exciting challenge. He had a table made from timber salvaged from an eighteenth century …
This massive church pew in solid oak was 2.65 meters long, and the customer wanted it shortened to 1.93 meters. The aim …
This pine chest has been in the customer’s family for as long as she remembered. It used to be in her bedroom …
When Horsey walked into our workshop, he was looking very sad but we knew we were going to have a lot of …
Sometimes, the simplest restoration jobs can completely rejuvenate a piece of furniture. This adorable ladies’ work box was in good condition structurally, …
We regularly have furniture brought to us that have suffered water damage. It could be something like water rings from placing a …
A simple but effective way to rejuvenate old armchairs is to clean up the timber structure and apply a fresh coat of …
A simple little coffee table with turned legs and a bottom shelf with slats. Ready for staining and finishing.
A customer came to us asking if we could recreate 2 dining chairs, exact copies of the ones they already had. We …
Restoration and refinishing of a big, handsome, nineteenth century bookcase in walnut and mahogany, replaced or repaired veneers, mouldings and cock beadings …
We were brought a very pretty miniature Chinese cabinet with bold floral and bird motifs, which needed some repairs as well as …
Tansu (箪笥) is the traditional mobile storage cabinetry indigenous to Japan. The original hinges and metal work are as delicate as birds …
We do seem to specialise in restoring unusual and wonderful objects. A customer brought us a gramophone from c. 1950s with a …
A classic and very well known piece of furniture, which arrived in our workshop in a terrible state: the timber was discoloured, …
This blanket chest had lost its shine and was looking rather dull. The legs were damaged by wood worm and the top …
A nice little job which highlights how cleaning up and repainting a piece of furniture, even in the simplest possible way, can …
We were brought a very unusual job lately: a grandfather clock pendulum to recreate. The original being very old and having been …
This mid-century table came to us with dried joints that were starting to fall apart. The legs needed to be dismantled, cleaned …
A table we were restoring was missing a decorative brass cap on its frame which we decided to recreate. For this, we …
Did you know… we can also sort out mechanical issues? We were recently asked to repair a hanging sliding wardrobe door with …
This elegant little armchair was brought to us wobbly, all the joints were dried and pulling apart. The armchair needed to be …
This pine chest was looking a bit tired and dull when it arrived in our workshop. The carcass was wobbly, the drawers’ …
This ancient chair was brought to us for structural repairs. The bottom middle stretcher was missing. It clearly broke off from the …
Having worked on several Ercol coffee tables in the past, we thought we knew what we would get when a customer said …
This chair was brought to us with a broken back: the sides broke where they join the arms and one of the …
John and Sylvia Reid are synonymous with great furniture design. This modular single sideboard is part of the Stag range furniture manufactured …
This unusual looking piece of furniture was brought to us by a customer who was eager to restore it back to being …
We don’t know how it happened, but this elegant little chest of drawers lost a leg: it somehow got broken at the …
Florence Knoll was an American furniture designer who revolutionised office design and was known for her modernist aesthetic with clean lines and …
This pretty little table arrived in our workshop missing a moulding on one side, with a worn and damaged finish and ring …
A customer contacted us as his hand made clock got damaged accidentally, and he was looking for someone who would be able …
Testimonials
What our customers are saying
Nigel
Superb service and quality of work. Our 1940s business desk brought over from Europe had seen better days but had great sentimental value and family associations. It had lingered a few years in a garage until we entrusted it to Artabelle who carried out an informed and sensitive restoration returning the piece to us and reconstructing it on site. Isabelle and Mike where a delight to deal with and we cannot recommend their operation highly enough. Based on this experience, we have another sentimental project in mind for their attention. Delightful service, informed and expert work and fair price. We are very pleased indeed.
Stan
We asked for two 18th century chairs to be restored and were absolutely delighted by the craftsmanship and care to protect obvious use. From initial contact, collection and delivery coupled with Mike's personality and explanations as to what he had undertaken left us feeling as though we would continue with other furniture and give a strong endorsement and recommendation to this highly skilled, efficient and quality service.
Will
I cannot speak highly enough about the friendly service, communication and most importantly the quality of the craftsmanship. Mike repaired a damaged 1850s bookcase which needed a new pane of glass and replacement moulding. I could not be more pleased by the result, which has brought back to life a piece of furniture that has been in my family for about 100 years. Thank you.
Neil
Artabelle have done a fantastic job in repairing my irreplaceable handmade Grandfather clock. I cannot praise highly enough the quality of workmanship and attention to detail that has restored the clock to its former glory. Isabelle was a pleasure to work with and communicated clearly throughout the entire process. I would have no hesitation in recommending or using Artabelle or their services again.
Susan
Artabelle restored 5 Ercol chairs that were in a sad and sorry state. Wobbly, dog chewed and 2 broken legs. Only looked to fix them because they had been in our family since the 60’s. The chairs are now steady and comfortable and look fabulous. Great communications throughout and nice people to entrust your furniture to. Definitely recommend and I will use them without hesitation.
Vicky
My mother’s Edwardian dressing table had been stored in a garage for many years and was desperately in need of extensive repair work. Isabelle and Mike were great to deal with from the outset. They really understood the sentimental value of this piece of furniture and the quality of the workmanship is first class. It’s finally on display in our bedroom and looks stunning! My mother would be over the moon!
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