RESTORATION

Good Furniture
Is Worth The Time

A small number of private restorations come through the workshop each month, alongside our own. Tell us about your piece and we will come back with what it needs, what it will cost, and how long it will take

START A restoration RECENT RESTORATIONS
WHAT WE TAKE ON

Mid-century modern, mostly

Danish, Scandinavian and Australian mid-century is what the bench is set up for, the joinery Jon trained to restore, the timbers he knows by feel. Other rare, design-led vintage furniture is genuinely welcome too.

We turn down more than we take, not because a piece isn't loved, but because the right person for it is not always us. Here is a rough guide either way.

✓ Yes, gladly

— Mid-century Danish, Scandinavian, European & Australian furniture

— Timber repairs, refinishing, watermarks, stains and rebuilds

— Missing handles turned by hand, and custom 3D-printed parts

—Vintage lighting rewired, refinished, tested and tagged

— Reupholstery, faithful to the original or custom-designed with you

✗ Not our workshop

— Contemporary flatpack, laminate or MDF-core furniture

— Reproductions, whether sold as originals or in the style of

— Pieces too far gone to still be original

— New furniture, however well made

— Work worth more than the piece, unless it is worth it to you
The Process

From enquiry to delivery

01

Get in Touch

Fill in the form or email four or five photos directly to studio@foxandwedge.com Photos of the whole piece, anything broken, and the underside and back, if you can.

02

Quote & Scope

We come back with what the piece needs, what we would leave alone, a price and a realistic completion date.

03

In The Workshop

Timber work by hand here in Torquay, upholstery by professionals we have used for years. We will keep you posted as it moves along.

04

Return

Collect it from the warehouse, or we will deliver it and put it where it belongs. Ready for the next fifty years.
portfolio

Three of these came in looking very different. Here's what it took to get them here.

LYBY MOBLER SIDEBOARD

Sun-damaged, scratched and watermarked, and a wobbly, unstable frame

restored

Structurally repaired, rosewood veneer repaired, toned and refinished.

STARBURST DINING TABLE

Faded and sun-damaged, with missing veneer on the edge band and cracked, chipped edges.

restored

Restored, edges repaired, precision veneered and refinished in Oli Natura hardwax oil.

PARKER COFFEE TABLE

Heavily water-stained and sun bleached, with a broken leg that had been held together with screws.

restored

Rebuilt, repaired, water stains removed and refinished, with the old screws removed and the holes patched and blended in.
Get In Touch

Tell us about your piece

Tell us what you have, whatever you know about where it came from, and the finish you have in mind.

Photos can be emailed to studio@foxandwedge.com
You will hear back from us within a few days.

Start A Restoration Enquiry