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Church pew shortening
This massive church pew in solid oak was 2.65 meters long, and the customer wanted it shortened to 1.93 meters.…
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Victorian Pine Chest
This pine chest has been in the customer’s family for as long as she remembered. It used to be in…
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Wooden Horse Restoration
When Horsey walked into our workshop, he was looking very sad but we knew we were going to have a…
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Ladies’ work box restoration
Sometimes, the simplest restoration jobs can completely rejuvenate a piece of furniture. This adorable ladies’ work box was in good…
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Nathan style sideboard
We regularly have furniture brought to us that have suffered water damage. It could be something like water rings from…
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Upholstered Armchairs
A simple but effective way to rejuvenate old armchairs is to clean up the timber structure and apply a fresh…
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Victorian Bookcase
Restoration and refinishing of a big, handsome, nineteenth century bookcase in walnut and mahogany, replaced or repaired veneers, mouldings and…
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Miniature Japanese Tansu Cabinet Restoration
At Artabelle Furniture, we had the privilege of restoring a delicate miniature Japanese tansu cabinet adorned with bold floral and…
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Japanese Tansu Writing Desk (19th Century)
Tansu (箪笥) is the traditional mobile storage cabinetry indigenous to Japan. The original hinges and metal work are as delicate…
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Gramophone restoration
We do seem to specialise in restoring unusual and wonderful objects. A customer brought us a gramophone from c. 1950s…
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19th century Thonet bent wood hall stand
A classic and very well known piece of furniture, which arrived in our workshop in a terrible state: the timber…
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Victorian elm chest refurbishing
This blanket chest had lost its shine and was looking rather dull. The legs were damaged by wood worm and…
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18th century long-case clock pendulum repair
We were brought a very unusual job lately: a grandfather clock pendulum to recreate. The original being very old and…
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Helicopter Table From G Plan
This mid-century table came to us with dried joints that were starting to fall apart. The legs needed to be…
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Metal work: creating a missing decorative brass end cap for a table frame
A table we were restoring was missing a decorative brass cap on its frame which we decided to recreate. For…
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