What you need to know to restore your precious antiques---PART 1

Happy Friday Everyone!

I am so excited for todays post!

In this post I'm going to show you how you can recreate and freshen up that old chair, dresser, table, china cabinet and more! Our posts in the past have all been about the type of merchandise and the brands that we sell in our showroom but lets go past the showroom and take a look at the magic our expert craftsmen perform. 

Where to begin?!?! This has been the hardest post for me to write...there is so much to tell you about that I don't even know what to begin with. With that being said...let's start with a quick tour of our workshop!

Now that you had a tour of where our magic happens! Let's take a look at some of the great things that come out of our workshop.


Lets begin with this lovely chair: A French Louis XV, walnut arm chair

All we did to spruce this chair up was add a white wash on the existing finish and then upholster it with a more modern fabric that turns this once drab antique into an antique that will pop in any living room!

Look at what you can do with a little bit of white wash and new fabric!

Look at these details...it's amazing what you can do with some imagination! 

Lets do another one or another two: A Pair of American Walnut Chairs 

Instead of a white wash on the existing finish we striped the finish, threw on some white paint and finished the chairs off with a glaze to give them a white vintage feel. Then we reupholstered the chairs in a modern fabric with a vibrant blue motif. 

I think that these two chairs are just incredible!

Are you having fun yet?! We sure are! Lets continue...I love looking at all of our work. I think that our craftsmen are just amazing...they can really work magic!

Moving on to our next example: Walnut English style dining chairs

For this set of 6 dining room chairs we wanted to show off the beautiful walnut wood but we had some fun with the fabric. For the front of the chair we used a handsome tweed fabric and for the back we used a new modern fabric. This fabric is recycled leather, it's a new production and we are absolutely obsessed with it.

What is recycled leather? Recycled leather is made out of a real leather backing with vinyl on top. The real leather comes from all different places but it is all recycled and usually a cow hide. The vinyl on top gives you a variety of textures and colors and it makes the leather more durable and allows it to last longer. 

The best part is that it is environmental, low cost and so much easier to maintain. 

It's really the best of everything all put into one and we absolutely love it! 

Just look at this amazing recycled leather

Thanks for reading!!

Tune in next week for Part 2--which will have more examples and ideas of restoring your antiques! We'll also explain why restoring antiques is better than buying new furniture!

Come by and visit our showroom, online or at our store location this weekend! We'd love to see and hear from you. Don't forget to like us on Facebook for great deals and events!

See you soon xoxo