restoration

I thoroughly enjoy the physical aspects of restoring old furniture. From the 1800’s - 1940’s. Seeing the methods and the transition from largely handmade to handmade in a factory to early factory production. Some of the pieces we buy are nearly perfect, others have seen a hard life and need more...

A smallish cabinet 8” deep, about 16” wide and 20” tall. Picked it up from a guys shed when getting a used dining room set for one of my daughters. Either $20 or $25. We just liked the Eastlake influences. Wife decided she wanted it as a spice cabinet so began to repair the damage. After...