Antique Restoration
Restoring a Four-Generation Scotch Chest
Some pieces of furniture are far more than functional objects. They carry family history with them, passed from one generation to the next and gathering stories along the way. This beautiful Scotch chest has been in the same family for four generations. With that history behind it, the aim of the restoration was to preserve…
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The bench was originally made in the Northern Transvaal region of South Africa and had already been passed through a couple of generations of one family before it was gifted to Franci’s grandparents. Exactly how old it is remains a mystery, but that’s part of its charm.
Read MoreFrom This to That
Jo didn’t have use for her childhood dining table and chairs as they were, so had them repurposed into a hall table and two benches, keeping as much of the original character as possible and the memories alive
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