Restoration Gallery

Eclectic Restorations

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"Eclectic Restoration "

Restoration leads down many paths, and it's not always furniture! An eclectic array of restoration projects have found their way into our shop, offering us a challenge and a variety of new examples for our website. If you have something collectable or antique in need of care, please contact us! We're happy to provide direction even when our services are not appropriate.

Antique Radio Restoration

GE Radio Restoration Complete

Antique radios are a definite novelty, they are a common household item to this day, only they've gone from a central living room focus to a basement or the attic. Most of them are beat up inside and out, the cabinets show signs of age, the knobs are missing, the upholstery shot, the speakers cracked, and the chassis electronics showing every possible signs of aging. The photos below illustrate the condition of this GE Rig when it arrived in our shop after spending several decades in a basement.

What's amazing is, that these units can be fully restored - meaning they can play again in many cases. Artisans has teamed up with Nick Senker to repair and restore the electronic components while we handle the cabinets. The top two photos show the completed component restoration - below the three illustrate a great example of the condition of components before restoration.

Another completed Antique radio restoration - this rig likewise received a full chassis and cabinet restoration.

The rig above is show before and during restoration.

Below is a series of in progress shots and "before" photos - unfortunately our diligence fell off and these got delivered before we got to many finished photos. The do the serve the purpose of showing how many pieces arrive in our shop, and what the rigs look like without a finish or their electronics.

Toolbox / Humidor Conversion

So what do you do with an old toolbox, or small antique or collectable box? In this case, we decided to turn a golden oak box from a toolbox into a humidor. It's really a simple process, restore the box, line it with cedar, and install a humidity gauge and a moisture block.

We also decided to frame the lid, instead of replacing all the veneer on the top since the edges were lose badly damaged. We had the plaque engraved with a date and the client's initials, restored the lock, added some simple feet, and adjusted the lid to work with the new interlocking cedar lining to create a good moisture seal.

A unique gift and a great way to put a collectable piece to a good functional new use. Consider options for jewelry boxes, toy chests, customize for storing smell items or sets such as chess sets or gaming pieces. Boxes can be used for coins, stamps, or other collectable's.

Antique Wicker Baby Carriage

This antique collectable wicker baby carriage is getting some much needed attention including a paint job, new upholstery, and some moister added into the dry wicker. Small sentimental pieces like this make great gift restorations.

Marble Repairs

This is not our specialty - but we do have a few tricks when it comes to marble or stone. We can usually utlize high stength epoxy adheasive and various colored epoxy fillers to repair marble and stone that has been chipped, cracked, or sratched. We can also polish and dress stone surfaces.