john gutsell3 days ago2 minRestoring an 18th Century oil painting.An interesting restoration project purchased on ebay for less than £100. I could tell that underneath the many years of soot and varnish...
john gutsellApr 22, 20202 minBleach damaged table restorationA customer had been using a spray cleaner containing bleach but the bottle had a break in it. Not realising this it was put on a table....
john gutsellJan 22, 20201 minRestoration of an Edwardian cottage front door. Although the original door it has had some fairly rough treatement over the years. The original stained glass panels had been replaced...
john gutsellApr 29, 20191 minMaking of a bespoke console table.The client had seen a table from a very ‘on trend’ furniture supplier (this is the screen shot I was sent). However it was not the right...
john gutsellJan 17, 20190 minHere is a brief summary of the steps to recreate a missing side trim on a lovely walnut art nouveau
john gutsellDec 20, 20182 minWhat to do with big bits of felled tree?After having to cut down some mature trees I felt it slightly mad to just turn them into firewood and wanted a better legacy for them. I...
john gutsellOct 30, 20181 minCorner cupboard in distressThe below picture shows the sorry state this piece was in from a customer Stratford-upon-avon. One of its escutcheons was missing, it had...
john gutsellMar 8, 20181 minThe art of matching the old with the new.This is the top of a tilt-top-table. Because the broken piece holds the entire weight of the oak table top it had to be replaced instead...
john gutsellFeb 7, 20181 minRescuing a French bed eaten by woodwormEvery piece I restore is different. Its what makes this job interesting. you never know what you are going to see next. Its good to share in
john gutsellFeb 2, 20171 minMirror mirror...The pictures below show a lovely old Georgian mirror in some state when obtained. Major sections were broken or missing. It required the...
john gutsellMay 3, 20161 minRepair of a ruined chair.The chair had suffered from broken tennons caused by a heavily woodwormed frame support block. The very thin tennons were then not...
john gutsellAug 14, 20141 minMahogany Pembroke tableDon’t throw it away! This sorry looking thing is a fine old Georgian Pembroke Table, everything that could be done to it had been done....
