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Wow i absolutely love! How long did this take to complete? budget?

8 years ago

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Edge of the Wood Furniture Restoration
8 years ago
Wow, now you are asking! It was such a long time ago that I can't remember, but it is one of my favourites. It was a total restoration job with repairs and re-finishing of the show wood too. It started off as rather faded brown velour, so was quite a transformation.
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