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Furniture Restoration
Making home improvements is a task that many of us put off. It can be a costly and time consuming process however the results are sure to be extremely rewarding. One way to minimise expense is to do it yourself; turning your house into a space worthy of a feature in Home & Design magazine can be easy with a bit of know how.
Before you borrow a chainsaw and a few effective looking tools with the idea of transforming your sitting room; make sure you know what you’re doing or risk turning your place of residence into a ransacked mess. Doing a Furniture Restoration course will help you to use what’s in your house to give your surroundings a facelift; the considerable popularity of Antiques Roadshow is testament to the fact that hidden wonders can be right in front of you.
The fundamental idea behind furniture restoration is the recognition that furniture is a unique and special part of our historic culture and should be protected and safeguarded in the continuous pursuit of remaining true to the design that the original maker intended. While doing a class won’t turn you into an expert overnight it will prepare you to identify antiques, spot a fake and appreciate quality; it will also give you the confidence to tackle your own restoration projects. The most common focus points are on antique restoration and French polishing and participants are encouraged to bring in their own pieces to work on however if you have nothing suitable a project will be provided for you. At the end of the course you will have a finished project which will reflect all of your work and newfound skills; it’s always nice to have something to show off…
Potential students are required to bring a camera along with them in order to take pictures at different stages; this will portray the various elements of the process perfectly and will stand to be a good reference for you in your future projects. Apart from the great satisfaction there is to gain in restoring something to its former glory there is also the practical element in that it’s an interesting way to make changes to your surroundings. So take a closer look at that dilapidated couch and use your imagination in visualising what could stand in its place with a bit of knowledge and effort…
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