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Victorian Drop Leaf Chess Table
Restoration of a sad little burr walnut and marquetry chess table. The original shellac finish has dried, faded and crackled,…
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Japanese Lacquered Cabinet from the Meiji Era: Restoration Process
Step back into Japan’s Meiji era with this stunning lacquered cabinet, meticulously restored to honour its timeless artistry. At Artabelle…
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Bespoke Chair-to-Stool Conversion: Elevating Kitchen Bar Seating with Elegance
At Artabelle Furniture, we love breathing new life into cherished pieces, and our recent project is no exception! We transformed…
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Vintage Ercol 406 Dressing Table Restoration
Arrival and condition The Ercol 406 dressing table is a classic of mid-century design, admired for its clean lines and…
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Cabriolet legs chest of drawers restoration (1930s)
This 1930s chest of drawers was brought to us by a customer who wanted to give it a new lease…
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Florence Knoll credenza (for IBM, USA)
When the Florence Knoll company was approached in the 1970s to reimagine the office desk/workstation for the IBM company, their…
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Edwardian Revolving Bookcase Restoration
This little revolving bookcase suffered from several issues including faded finish, missing veneer, broken slats, and a broken revolving mechanism.…
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William IV Rosewood Occasional Round Table (1830)
This little side table arrived in our workshop with heaps of problems: the finish was almost completely gone, the veneer…
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Repairs to a Windsor armchair
This stunning 19th-century armchair is, unusually, made of three different kinds of timber: elm, beech and yew. Elm was traditionally…
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Restoration of a 19 Century japanese Tansu Cabinet
A delightful Japanese Tansu cabinet from the Meiji dynasty circa 1880-1900. Tansu (箪笥) are traditional Japanese mobile storage cabinets. The…
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19th-century tilt-top round table refinishing
This pretty little 19th-century table had a massive watermark on it. Sometimes, the simplest jobs bring the most effective changes:…
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1950s sideboard restoration
This very handsome 1950s sideboard was looking very tired, with dried, cracked and missing veneer, and a faded finish. The…
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Bespoke double X legs round table
How we created an elegant dining table with a timeless design, using repurposed timber from an old bookcase. A customer…
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Restoration of a coffee table: 1960s Ercol, model 459
How we restored a stunning vintage Ercol coffee table by recreating two new stretchers and giving it its glorious finish…
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Thonet bentwood chairs restoration
These 6 original Betwood bistro chairs, would have been made in Austria, at the beginning of the 19th century. Most…
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