Antique Furniture Repairs

We restore antique chairs, cabinets, tables, desks, bed frames and much more. Our specialists can treat pieces of all eras.

Furniture restoration work

Whether your furniture is baroque or mid-century vintage, we can assist in the appropriate care and preservation of each piece with historic and artistic accuracy.

Our furniture restoration work includes expert repair of the following:

Loose joints and loss of stability
Stains and water damage
Broken panels, legs and details
Caning and rushing
Lifting and broken veneers
Finishes including French polishing
Hand-painted decorations
Lacquer furniture
Gilt wood and gold detailing
Upholstery
Longcase clocks
Marquetry and inlays

We are happy to consider even the most unusual items in our studio, alongside historic chairs, tables, cabinets and traditional household pieces. Previous work includes the care of unique music boxes, games tables and rocking horses.

Loose joints

Loose joints can cause long term damage and eventually can cause the furniture to fall apart.

Our team is on hand to repair the issue to ensure the stability of the piece, whether it’s a shaky chair leg, a wobbly drawer front or a drooping hinge. Following a full assessment, we can create a treatment plan to ensure the restoration is completed with future use and preservation in mind.

Missing parts

Antique furniture can easily lose details through accidental damage, frequent use and household disasters such as fires or floods.

Our furniture restorers can recreate missing parts, in the style and colour of the existing wood to ensure an excellent finish. We can carve decorative details by hand, replace desk leather, retouch lost paintwork and gold leaf, recreate missing pieces of marquetry and even craft missing feet.

Stains and bespoke finishes

Water marks, cup rings and overall discolouration can be restored by assessing the finish and carefully replacing surfaces to reduce and in many cases eliminate staining. The finish can be matched to the original in tone and shine to ensure visual cohesion.

Caning and upholstery

The furniture repairs team work in conjunction with our textile conservators for repairs to upholstery as well as traditionally woven areas.

Upholstery can either be conserved to retain original details or replaced with a new textile of your choice. Historic weaving such as rattan is repaired by hand using age-old techniques.

Collection and delivery

We have an expert logistics team ready to collect and deliver back your piece of furniture from your home to our studio.

They are fully insured and will ensure it arrives safely with no further damage.

Read more about our antique furniture restoration services, or to find out how we can help repair your piece of furniture, just complete the form below for a no obligation quotation.

Contact Our Team Today

We are happy to assist with the restoration and care of your furniture. Please fill out the form below and our experts will respond with a bespoke treatment plan.

Q. CAN YOU STOP MY FURNITURE FROM WOBBLING?

Yes, one of our furniture repairs team will find the precise area causing the wobble. Often bolts or joints have become loose when the weight of a person adds stress and weakens the joint. Fixed properly, the item will be strong and provide support for years to come.
Q. HOW CAN I REMOVE A CUP RING FROM WOOD?

The furniture repairs team at Fine Art Restoration Company use specialist methods to re-finish stained wood, reducing the visual impact from cup rings.
Q. HELP, MY WOVEN CANE CHAIR IS BROKEN, HOW CAN I FIX IT?

Whether your chair has panels of cane, seagrass or natural fibre rush, our team are experts in matching existing designs and patterns. We can also age the new areas appropriately, so that it blends seamlessly with other the panels or a set of furniture.
Q. CAN A MISSING MARQUETRY DESIGN BE FIXED OR REPLACED?

Our marquetry specialists can recreate the most intricate designs. We will always use the original pieces if they are available, if not we can recreate them in shape and colour to blend in with the rest of the design.