In the past year I have worked on furniture ranging from the very old to the almost brand new. Much of it from private clients in similar age ranges! My workshop resembles a furniture hospital. Items arrive, invalided from useful service by symptoms ranging from drawers that refuse to run to chairs with legs hanging off or even missing. Others have had their cosmetic appearance blighted by water marks or veneer damage. In the course of a few weeks, all are restored to full health and leave the workshop not only willing and able to work again but sporting a carefully applied "well-cared-for" sheen.

 

I have enjoyed a lifelong interest in, and study of, antique furniture and was lucky enough to receive a traditional training in restoration techniques. I am committed to carrying out all repairs sympathetically to a high standard.

  
         
 

I have established my own workshop in the New Forest village of Pilley, just two miles north east of Lymington, Hampshire.

 
         
 

Over restoration and inappropriate repair can cause irreversible damage to antique furniture, adversely affecting both its charm and value. There are many restorers operating today who remove all signs of age and patination from an antique and make the piece look old in style only and new in appearance. I endeavour to keep restoration to a minimum and to retain as much of the original surface and material as possible. Many tired and neglected antiques can be carefully restored to show their antique pedigree and look well cared for. That is my aim.  
         
 

I use traditional glues, polishes and preparations where appropriate, and keep a large stock of antique timber and period veneer, so essential for sympathetic restoration work.

I restore for private, corporate and occasionally trade clients and am happy to discuss any aspect of furniture restoration, whether the piece is antique or modern.
The workshop is protected by a modern alarm system.
Please have a look at some of the photographs showing pieces before, during and after restoration.
I look forward to hearing from you and should you wish you can email me digital photographs of your furniture via the contact page.

  
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