Services

Our Restorations are split into Functional and Cosmetic 

VL uses an abbreviation called FC for the restoration services when it comes to describing a product or service to our customers

• Functional condition (function: structurally sound, works as expected, glue and clamp, wobbles, straight, cracks)
• Cosmetic condition (form: nicks, marks, holes, scratches, veneer missing, look, aesthetics, feel, tones, colours)

We restore and specialise in MCM (mid century modern) and vintage furniture. We provide Light (Silver), Full (gold) and the Works (platinum) restoration services (e.g upholstery). We provide guidance as to the type of restoration required...we do not want to upsell, we are honest and assess the outcome/customer needs first whether its budget or quality focus.

i) A light restoration means we clean, light hand sand and use an oil based wax or home brewed Danish oil to finish. These types of restorations are done as the product we sourced is already in good, very good or excellent condition and does not warrant a full restoration. We do the basic checks/tests and clean the basics. We would provide guidance as to whether you furniture requires a light or full restoration...we do not want to upsell, we are honest and provide our years of experience of what is required,  this state is usually a 7-8 out of 10

ii) A full restoration (gold service) entails pulling the item apart, re-gluing if required, filling with putty/wax/ suspected areas, full sand, reupholstering fabric, buying new foam, re-webbing (most likely required), and several coats of oil based wax (in satin) or shellac (semi gloss) finishes. This is usually done if the item is in very poor, poor, or average condition (think about it most MCM furniture fits in this category as they are 50+ years old). All the items that we have available for purchase fit in this category, however a full restoration will last you another 50+ years...we take pride in this as the completed product, this state is usually a 8 - 9 out of 10

iii) The works (Platinum) Gold service+++ in short you want it to look brand new or museum state, this state is usually a 9/10

If you are interested in Restoration services fill in the form down the bottom of this page