Steamer Wardrobe Trunk Restoration

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However it shouldn t be falling apart. Here at shenandoah restoration we prefer to restore your trunk as close as possible to the way it was when it was manufactured years ago. Like a house you don t want to buy a trunk with bad bones. In our years of restoring antique furniture i ve often said of a piece of furniture if only it could talk nothing is truer than with a trunk.

On occasion you may come across a wardrobe trunk. Here is the definitive list of antique trunk restoration services near your location as rated by your neighborhood community. The antique trunk restoration process especially antique furniture restoration takes many hours of carefully removing old and unusable canvas cloth and paper linings. Over time the canvas becomes very worn and tears easily.

A note to our community regarding covid 19. The below images are of two different antique storage trunks which we have fully restored. Before after restoration. Some of these trunks may even have a box or tray inside.

Let us take your cherished antique trunk and restore and or refinish it to your liking we love to do antique trunk restoration. History of a steamer trunk. The multiple trips between new york and europe took a toll on this wooden chest leaving evidence of its history as well as making it that much more important to be restored. Trunk restoration products supplies few things so clearly have a story to tell like an antique trunk.

And carefully preserve any identifying. On the left is a taylor wardrobe trunk and on the right is an antique louis vuitton rayee trunk with before and after restoration pictures. By cleaning the inside of old paper or canvas and tender washing sanding and varnishing a steamer trunk can look like it s never been used. This old antique chest had been used by my husband s great grandparents as they traveled back and forth between italy and staten island.

If your trunk is over a 100 years old most will need a screw or too to secure a loose edge. Treat the wood using various non toxic cleansers oils and varnishes. Inside there are hangers shoe bags and drawers. See more ideas about steamer trunk trunks steamer.

Dec 4 2017 got an old steamer wardrobe gonna rehab it. It stands about five feet tall and opens like a book. Then there is the steamer trunk which is usually covered in a heavy canvas. If the wood is decaying with obvious mold or water damage it s time to move on.

Fix or replace needed metal hardware leather handles and straps. Send us your old tin or canvas covered trunk for restoring or refinishing. How to thrift a vintage steamer trunk.