Vintage Furniture Buying and Restoration Guides
Dirt or Damage? How to Tell Before You Buy
This is the core skill, and it's why so much profit hides in the pieces everyone else walks past. Most people are lazy — a piece looks dirty, so they...
Dirt or Damage? How to Tell Before You Buy
This is the core skill, and it's why so much profit hides in the pieces everyone else walks past. Most people are lazy — a piece looks dirty, so they...
The 4 Levels of Furniture Restoration: Flip, Cl...
This is the thing nobody explains: “restoring” isn't one activity — it's four, and they need completely different amounts of time, skill and investment. Before you buy anything, decide which...
The 4 Levels of Furniture Restoration: Flip, Cl...
This is the thing nobody explains: “restoring” isn't one activity — it's four, and they need completely different amounts of time, skill and investment. Before you buy anything, decide which...
How to Start Flipping Vintage Furniture for Profit
This is the sequence I follow on every piece — the same one I teach in the workshop. It works whether you're fixing one thing for your own home, making...
How to Start Flipping Vintage Furniture for Profit
This is the sequence I follow on every piece — the same one I teach in the workshop. It works whether you're fixing one thing for your own home, making...
How Do I Get Started for Under $100?
Here's the good news before you spend a cent: you do not need a workshop full of gear to start restoring vintage furniture. You need a handful of things, most...
How Do I Get Started for Under $100?
Here's the good news before you spend a cent: you do not need a workshop full of gear to start restoring vintage furniture. You need a handful of things, most...
How Do I Identify Oak Furniture?
When you're out hunting, the first question is always: what am I actually looking at? Oak is the perfect place to start — it's one of my favourite timbers, and...
How Do I Identify Oak Furniture?
When you're out hunting, the first question is always: what am I actually looking at? Oak is the perfect place to start — it's one of my favourite timbers, and...
How Do I Assess a Leadlight Cabinet?
These are beautiful pieces, and a good one is well worth saving — but the wrong one is a money pit, and the difference isn't always obvious. Here's exactly what...
How Do I Assess a Leadlight Cabinet?
These are beautiful pieces, and a good one is well worth saving — but the wrong one is a money pit, and the difference isn't always obvious. Here's exactly what...