The black lacquer cabinet
A lacquer cabinet painted with birds and flowers, with a chipped top edge.
The damaged edge was repaired so the top runs clean again.
Furniture repair and restoration in Perthshire
All types of furniture repair and restoration, from a family dining table to a wee writing box.
Craig works on antique and modern pieces alike. If it matters to you, it’s worth a photo.
The kind of damage that comes in
Every piece is different, but these turn up again and again. Each one here comes from a real job or a real customer review.
- Broken in a house move
- A joint smashed on one leg of an oak extension dining table, after the removal company dropped it.
- Water and ring marks
- A badly water-marked table and chairs, inherited and brought back.
- Lifting and missing veneer
- Veneer relaid along the edges of a flame-figured headboard.
- Splits in a top
- Two inlaid butterfly keys set across a split to hold a polished table top together.
- Chips and broken edges
- The chipped top edge of a black lacquer cabinet, repaired.
- Tired, worn finishes
- A tall chest of drawers and a whole kitchen table and chairs, refinished.
Restoration stories
The tall chest of drawers
A tall six-drawer chest with a dull, worn finish.
Refinished, so the grain of the timber shows warm and clear.
The drop-leaf table and hoop-back chairs
A kitchen set with a worn, patchy finish on the table and every chair.
The table and chairs were refinished together, so the whole set matches again.
Mended so the repair stays honest
A good repair keeps as much of the old piece as it can. Here a split top was held with butterfly keys, set in by hand and polished in with the rest.
Craig will tell you what he thinks a piece needs once he has seen it. A photo is the place to start.
He recovered and restored a loved piece of family history.
Got a piece that needs Craig?
Text him a photo of it. A whole-piece shot and a close-up of the damage is plenty to start with.