This magnificent bed was built of native long leaf pine on an estate in Elbert County, South Carolina in the mid 1800s. It had remained in the same family for about 150 years. It was brought to us in urgent need of attention. The owner wanted to use the bed on a day-to-day basis, yet wanted to maintain the authenticity of it as much as possible. The pictures below document rot, worm holes, termite damage and splitting the bed suffered. After structural repairs and restoration the bed is as gorgeous and functional as it was when it was built a century and half ago.
Upon seeing the results the owner exclaimed: "Oh My Gosh!!!! It looks amazing. You did a marvelous job".
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This set of six, mid-nineteenth century Victorian dining chairs were purchased in England and shipped to Texas where they sat for many years in storage before the owner contacted us. The owner wanted to use the chairs on a day-to-day basis, however they were in desperate need of extensive restoration, structurally as well as cosmetically. After a complete restoration, the owner now as a set of beautiful antique chairs that are highly functional as well.
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Below is an excellent example of an antique Morris Chair, the predecessor of today's recliner, designed by English architect William Morris in the mid-nineteenth century. The fortunate owner of this chair found it in a garage sale for $25. Although the chair was structurally sound, the finish was in terrible condition and was brought to us to refinish. We selected a water-based Flemish Oak dye and tung oil varnish to highlight the beauty of the wood.
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When this set of three antique chairs below came to us they suffered from dry rot, missing cane seats, one chair was missing its arms and they had all been refinished at some time - but all differently! After all the repairs were made, the chairs were dyed dark walnut, given three coats of shellac, and finished with five coats of water-based lacquer.
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