Wooden Horse Restoration
When Horsey walked into our workshop, he was looking very sad but we knew we were going to have a lot of fun restoring him!
5 March, 2022
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Gallery
You will find on our website samples of our work: restored antiques, furniture repairs and bespoke furniture creations, as well as various paint finishes.
Ladies’ work box restoration
Sometimes, the simplest restoration jobs can completely rejuvenate a piece of furniture. This adorable ladies’ work box was in good condition structurally, it just suffered
19 February, 2022
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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 placing a wet glass or
5 February, 2022
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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 coat of varnish. If you
21 January, 2022
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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 cock beadings around the drawer
25 December, 2021
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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 bird motifs, a testament to
9 December, 2021
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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 as birds wings. Metals were
28 November, 2021
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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 with a damaged speaker grille.
20 November, 2021
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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 was discoloured, water damaged, and
31 October, 2021
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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 the top had dried up
24 October, 2021
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Painted chest refurbishing
A nice little job which highlights how cleaning up and repainting a piece of furniture, even in the simplest possible way, can drastically change it
24 October, 2021
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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 having been repaired many times,
24 October, 2021
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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 dismantled, cleaned up and re
26 September, 2021
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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 this, we got a sheet
21 September, 2021
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Wardrobe Sliding Doors Repairs
Did you know… we can also sort out mechanical issues? We were recently asked to repair a hanging sliding wardrobe door with 2 broken wheels.
11 September, 2021
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