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Refinish Your Heirloom Antique And Enjoy It Again
March 30, 2016 03:39:15pm
What do you do with the tattered antique armchair in the attic, or your great-grandmother’s old and scratched dining room table that’s in storage? Too often, beautiful antique furniture gets relegated to forgotten areas, where they fall into disrepair and no longer get to be enjoyed. Let us help you get your heirloom antique out of cobwebs and into use!
Here are the top 4 reasons to refinish your antique furniture:
1. History – Most antique owners and collectors enjoy their hobby because they enjoy being connected to history. After all, that solid oak table and chairs, your vintage headboard and bed frame, and the beautiful antique chest were all used by other people, and had other lives before you acquired them. Perhaps even more meaningful, you may have inherited your antique furniture from a grandparent, or could have received an heirloom that has been in the family for generations. In any case, antique furniture has high historic, cultural, and sentimental value.
2. Quality – True craftsmanship is hard to find today, though it was once found everywhere, and in particular in fine furniture making. In the past, artisans and their apprentices would create masterpieces of hard woods and exquisite textiles, fit for fine homes, and intended to be passed down for many generations. Now, such artisan work has given way to mass production, and furniture is made of plastic and particleboard. The antique furniture you have from decades past is exponentially higher in quality than what is made today. Even if your antique is in need of repair or refinishing, don’t worry; beneath a faded veneer, cracked wood, or torn upholstery you will still find a masterpiece of fine craftsmanship and high quality materials, ready to be enjoyed for many more years.
3. Cost – Something that goes hand in hand with quality is cost. When you invest in refinishing an antique, you are making a sound investment. Refinishing your antique furniture, even when there is a cost attached, will still be a better investment than purchasing new furniture of lesser quality.
4. Design – Even if your antique furniture seems so dated that you could never incorporate it into your home, there is a refinishing or reupholstering team ready to take on your challenge. An antique overstuffed chair will retain its charm, even when it is upholstered in a brand new fabric that perfectly matches the design of your living room. Even if you live in a modern home, an antique can be refinished and repurposed in a way that complements your contemporary aesthetic. When you find the best furniture refinishing service, its craftsmen can transform a neglected antique into a beautiful work of art that you’ll be eager to make the centerpiece of your home!
The best professional furniture restoration companies have the skill and knowledge to restore your antique furniture to its original beauty, even if it has spent the last several years in the attic, basement, or other forgotten corner.
Jax Furniture Restoration & Upholstering is the award-winning furniture refinishing service Jacksonville FL homeowners love and trust with their finest furniture and treasured antiques. Our craftsmen are highly skilled artisans, and we specialize in restoring and reviving old or damaged furniture. When it comes to refinishing antique furniture, homeowners and collectors throughout Jacksonville, Riverside, Ponte Vedra Beach, and across Northeast Florida trust only us with the work. We’d love to get started on your own antique piece so that you can begin enjoying it once again!
