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Furniture repair and restoration in Perthshire

All types of repair and restoration, antique or modern. The aim is always the same: a piece that is sound to use and still looks like itself.

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Wide view of a restored extending dining table and ladder-back chairs in front of a marble fireplace
Two inlaid butterfly keys stabilising a split in a polished table top

What usually brings a piece in

Dropped in a move
Smashed joints and snapped legs from a removal van. One Yell reviewer's grandfather's oak table came in just like that.
Water and ring marks
White rings, black stains and finishes lifted by a flood or a leaking plant pot.
Lifting or missing veneer
Edges catching on clothes, blisters in the middle of a top, wee pieces long gone.
Splits and cracks
Tops that have opened along the grain, stabilised so they stay put.
Wobbly and loose
Chairs and tables that rock, joints that have dried out and let go.
Tired, worn finish
Dull, patchy or sun-bleached surfaces brought back to an even colour.

Before and after, from the workshop

Black lacquer cabinet with bird and flower decoration and a chipped top edge, before repairBefore
The same black lacquer cabinet with the damaged edge repairedAfter
Black lacquer cabinet with bird and flower decoration: the chipped top edge repaired.
Drop-leaf table and hoop-back chairs with a worn, patchy finish, before restorationBefore
Drop-leaf table and hoop-back chairs after refinishingAfter
Drop-leaf table and hoop-back chairs: a worn, patchy finish taken back and refinished as a set.
Tall six-drawer chest with a dull, worn finish, before refinishingBefore
The same tall six-drawer chest after refinishingAfter
Tall six-drawer chest: a dull, worn finish refinished.

The small repairs nobody notices

Two inlaid butterfly keys stabilising a split in a polished table top
Two butterfly keys let into a polished top to stop a split travelling.
Carving chisels and tools laid out beside a cabriole leg under repair
A cabriole leg on the bench, mid-repair.
Writing box with parquetry banding, a brass plaque and brass escutcheon
Writing box with parquetry banding and a brass plaque.
Antique carved desk box with an inlaid geometric lid and arcaded front, after restoration
Carved desk box with an inlaid lid and arcaded front, after restoration.

Not sure if it can be saved?

The quickest way to find out what a piece needs is a text with a few photos. Craig will look at them and get back to you.

Or, in his own words, "feel free to phone for an estimate or just for some advice."

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Four photos that help

  1. The whole piece, standing on its own feet
  2. The damage, close up, in good daylight
  3. Underneath a seat or the back of a carcase
  4. Any maker's label or stamp you find
The same headboard before restoration, with lifting and missing veneer along the edges
The headboard as it came in, veneer lifting along the edge. A photo like this is plenty to start.
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