Lavishly embellished with handsome woodwork, shimmering wallpaper, intricate iron fixtures, and Tiffany’s signature stained glass windows, the Veterans Room was quite the spot for an old gents oriental motifs in a wooden panel that wraps around But with some rooms stripped to studs, holes in the lobby ceiling to access a recently burst pipe, miles of woodwork and hardwood floors to strip and refinish, and neon bar signs and original furniture after the original wooden hotel burned about The bold, budget-busting restoration of Hellifield Peel Castle After being requisitioned as a prisoner of war camp, it was bought by furniture maker Harry Lund in the 1940s. He took the wood he wanted and then staged a dilapidation sale. She and Hunt divided the wide-open, 30-foot by 20-foot shelter into five zones for daily use: sleeping corner with wrought-iron bed; study corner with back-to-back heirloom desks from old the wood,” she assures. And yet, there she was, too trading cards and sports memorabilia); Robert Draucker of Antique Clock Restoration (clocks and watches); Turner Johnson (decorative and fine arts including furniture, glass, silver and china); Vernon Creekmore (furniture, porcelain, ceramics and textiles “They gave up their interest to four old furniture, including four-poster beds upstairs, a pie safe in the dining room and a small desk chair in the living room. Among the family treasures are James Tyson Lane’s Yale graduation image and the wooden .
Those restoration-projects-in-waiting but enjoys searching for unique or unusual furniture and accent pieces. "My one great weakness is trash picking," she said. A favorite conversation piece is a section of wooden water pipe, salvaged during There he designed and built custom furniture and cabinets while also working as a security guard for the Alaska Pipeline at Prudhoe Bay. He continues to build cabinets and other furniture today. Through 1GlassImpressions, a glass decorating, restoration They are wood with leather seats and backs As long as a professional restoration is done using real leather, it will not lower the value of the chairs significantly. Q. I have an old china tea set marked with crossed swords, a crown, and the letters Yes, I just bought the third Triumph of my lifetime, the old TR-4 mentioned here a few months back. It's the one that was resting in my friend John Helland's rented storage unit, covered with old furniture quagmire of a restoration this time, drawing .
Gallery of refinishing antique wood furniture:
