Vintage Furniture Buying and Restoration Guides
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...
How to Identify & Date Vintage and Antique Furn...
Knowing what era a piece of furniture comes from — and being able to prove it — is the skill that separates confident buyers and restorers from everyone else guessing....
How to Identify & Date Vintage and Antique Furn...
Knowing what era a piece of furniture comes from — and being able to prove it — is the skill that separates confident buyers and restorers from everyone else guessing....