Typically, the best thing you can do to a newly acquired wooden antique is to have any structural issues fixed up by an expert and then let it be in all its weathered, storied glory. But in other ...

To be a restorer of antique furniture, it's helpful to be a bit nostalgic - for the 18th century. Be nostalgic enough to use materials and methods that were commonplace when the furniture was built, ...

In this video, I restore an antique rusty hand saw found at a flea market for 2 euros. Despite its condition, I aimed to demonstrate the possibility of restoring such a rusted object. The handle was ...

In this video, we restore a Vintage Jolly Chef made in the USA in 1930, found at a local recycling center. This heavy piece showcases the beauty of vintage craftsmanship. 🛠 Tools Used in This ...

Q: I recently purchased a one-horse open sleigh — a cutter — made in the 1800s. It has some original paint, dark green and black. The ironwork on it is very cool, with two eagle heads in the front of ...

Times are tough to be in the antiques restoration business. Since 1951, Aladdin Lamp and Shade Co., at 118 Monticello Ave., in Jersey City has specialized in the restoration of antique lamps, lights, ...

ORWIGSBURG – Laura Lee Hughes and her mother, Yvonne Herring, are crafters who enjoy turning used furniture into curios which are new and useful. “We enjoy taking ordinary things and making them into ...

FOX CROSSING – A longtime Fox Cities business is moving across town later this year. Harp Gallery Antiques & Vintage Furniture at 2495 Northern Road in Fox Crossing plans to move to a new showroom and ...

Things in your house will get destroyed. It’s just a fact of life. Cats will claw up your newly upholstered armchair. Kids will shatter a china plate. Something will inevitably get knocked over during ...

Mumford Restoration of Raleigh, NC, will hold its second annual Antique Craftsman Showcase, celebrating the craftspeople who preserve North Carolina history, national treasures, and cherished family ...