Meet ‘Gloria’ the 1950s Bureau. She was covered in dark brown varnish when she arrived here at Refunked HQ. She has been completely stripped back and refinished to a high standard. I’ve left her bare wood in parts which has been treated to a clear matt varnish. Then painted the frame a dark grey…
Read moreI love a sympathetic restoration
This G plan in style bureau was in need of some desperate love. When i stripped i back, i found this beautiful grain that just couldn’t be painted over. So I’ve finely sanded and left it with a matt natural finish. I’m in the process of finishing it with some very subtle deep bronze paint on the inverted…
Read moreMustard Bureau Commission
This Bureau was in desperate need of some Refunking! It was bare and covered in wax when it arrived. I stripped it down and apinted it in Little Greene ‘yellow-pink’. I love its deep mustard tone. I then aged it with a black wax in parts, to highlight its detail. The handles were replaced for…
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