| Antique furniture refers to those interior | | | | of removing the disfiguring dirt, grime, stain, or |
| furnishings that are of significant age. Generally, | | | | any other foreign materials that the furniture |
| these furnishings function as human support | | | | acquired through the years. However, careful |
| fixtures such as beds, tables, and chairs; or | | | | consideration to maintain the "old" appearance of |
| storage equipment such as cabinets, drawers, | | | | the furniture should be made. This type of antique |
| shelves, and the like. Apart from playing functional | | | | restoration is usually applicable for paintings, jars, |
| roles in the daily existence of men, antique | | | | pots, goblets, and other small furniture. On the |
| furniture also function as decorations and designs | | | | other hand, there are some cases when the |
| in one's home. Antiques can also be in the form of | | | | antique furniture is valued only when they seem |
| religious or cultural symbols. Basically, antique | | | | useful or functional. This is usually the case of |
| furniture can be made from various materials | | | | antique cabinets, chairs, tables, drawers and other |
| such as wood, metal, glass, or plastic. The value | | | | storage furniture. As such, light cleaning will no |
| and price of an antique is basically based on its | | | | longer be sufficient. Refinishing, stripping, and |
| age, condition, and its peculiarity or | | | | repairing should also be made. Such processes |
| uncommonness. In the quest to preserve the | | | | may entail the replacement of some parts of the |
| value and price of such precious tools, people | | | | antique furniture. Polishing and repainting can also |
| have tried various processes to "restore" antique | | | | be considered. However, regardless of the |
| furniture. Such art and science that was | | | | process that will be applied, it is important to note |
| developed, is referred to as Antique Restoration. | | | | that the value of the antique should be retained |
| Factors to Be Considered In Antique Restoration | | | | or increased after the restoration process. |
| The main purpose of antique restoration is to | | | | Another form of antique restoration is |
| maintain the value and worth of the piece. As | | | | conservation. Unlike other restoration processes |
| such, the usual main basis for the antique's worth | | | | that aim to retain the object's functionality or |
| is its age or its functionality. In restoring antique | | | | appealing form, conservation is mainly concerned |
| furniture, it is often necessary to first examine | | | | with the preservation of the remaining material. |
| whether the age or the functionality of the item | | | | Note that in such cases, the value and worth of |
| should be emphasized or prioritized. Note that | | | | the antique solely depend on the fact that it is old. |
| there are some antique furniture collectors who | | | | Basically, conservation is highly applicable for an |
| value the "patina" of the item. As such, they | | | | antique furniture piece that is only displayed. In the |
| make it a point to examine if the appearance of | | | | conservation process, the task of the antique |
| the item still reflects its age and aesthetic value. | | | | restorer is to not to make the object seem new. |
| In such cases where the age of the furniture | | | | Instead, he needs to stop or slow down the |
| should be reflected by its appearance, light | | | | deterioration process of the antique material. |
| cleaning should be made. Light cleaning refers to | | | | Driscolls Antiques is a leading supplier of quality |
| the form of restoration that involves the process | | | | antiques and antique furniture. |