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Furniture repair/restoration

Can anyone recommend a furniture restorer who can repair a damaged stool (usually used as a dressing table stool)? One of the legs is about to collapse. It also needs new upholstery - which has not been changed since my mother married in 1946.

Jann Grant ● 48d12 Comments

https://studioflox.co.ukStudio Flox are a local outfit in Brentford. Very skilful and nice people!

Guy Lambert ● 40d

I went to that course a few years ago and successfully restored a couple of smaller things! But this one would be beyond me and I’ve arranged to take it to Ian King next week. Thanks everyone for your comments!

Jann Grant ● 40d

Hello, I go along to the furniture restoration course at the Macbeth Centre in Hammersmith. It’s brilliant. I also attend their upholstery course. I’ve discovered a whole new side of myself that I never knew existed 😂. Great fun.

Janet Reuben ● 40d

https://chiswickrepaircafe.com/dateshttps://kewtw9.org/event/st-lukes-eco-fair/

Philippa Bond ● 45d

Thanks Philippa

Jann Grant ● 45d

It must also be about time for a Chiswick Repair Cafe.  If they can't help you at the time then they may be able to help with where to go.

Philippa Bond ● 46d

Thank you all for your comments – much appreciated

Jann Grant ● 47d

Sadly, Barney (a genius with wood and carving especially) has left the business and is now bursar of an exclusive school in Hertfordshire.Ian still works in his shop (mornings only) but his raft of health issues prevent him working on any large items.Such a shame as, totally selfishly, Ian was our 'go to' expert for any woodwork at our church and I know that any number of other local places of worship benefitted from his expertise.  We now have to take any wooden items needing work to Ian's friend in West Wycombe but they are 'workshop only' whereas Ian and Barney were both happy to visit.I am just happy that we can see Ian and Barney's work every time that we enter the church. They are both masterful in working with quarter-cut oak.

N V Brooks ● 47d

Good to hear that they are still operating , the shop seems to have been shut for ages.

David Burke ● 47d

Jann, Ian King seconded. His son Barney, equally skilled, now runs the workshop. Old-fashioned craftsmen and really nice guys.Neil McKelvieneil.mckelvie59@gmail.com

Neil McKelvie ● 47d

Thank you. I will give him a call.

Jann Grant ● 48d

You could try Ian King on the Uxbridge Road in Hanwell.Ian is now largely retired but still takes on smaller works.He is an exceptional craftsman who I have the pleasure to know for over thirty years. 020 8579 9572

N V Brooks ● 48d