Duke Restorations

From pilling to appealing: a family heirloom security desk that has seen better days. In all the fronts of the drawers the veneer is pilling or already gone. The color of the furniture was faded and yellowed. And some veneer was loos or broken.
I started by removing all the old veneer from the drawers. After that I removed all old finish and color from the secretary. I glued new veneer on drawers, repairs and fillers. I applied color and varnish and finished with some coloured wood wax

Inside out: a 150 - 200 year old wardrobe that I restarted the inside and the outside. The inside had fabric glued all over. The bottom panel is made out of small boards that were not glued and held on only because of the fabric. Side panels shrunk and the entire piece had woodworm damage.
What I did:
1. Took the entire wardrobe apart and removed all the fabric.
2. Removed the old finish, sanded all the pieces and fabricated some new parts and new joints.
3. The top was bowed so I cut a groove and pulled it down and glued a strip of wood in the cut.
4. Glued the whole wardrobe back and applied stain and finish.
5. I added a rod for hanging clothes with an option to remove it.
6. I did a bunch more things but I don't want this post to be any longer.

A dining table top restoration. The parts were in good condition but had some minor damage and the color was very different between the parts. I sanded all parts, applied stain and lacquer to match and protect the parts.

Save and repair: The goal was to retain the colors, shades and gold decorations. I removed the old finish from the top and sides, and sanded the doors lightly. I re-created the gold decor on the top and then stained the top and sides with new stain with the same color as the original color. To finish the work I sprayed 3 layers of clear coat lacquer (2 mat and 1 gloss).

A vintage desk that needed a lot of care and work. Most of it is not solid wood, and the veneer has no special characters. The owner and I decided to paint it a custom green color that I mixed. The drawer fronts and top were sanded and oiled with hard oil/wax. The leather on the desktop was in terrible condition. I replaced it with a new piece. I also changed the hardware on all the drawers.