The old wooden bench has regained its former beauty and charm

I am one of those people who appreciate old furniture and feel comfortable surrounded by all kinds of "junk". I feel so connected to past generations, I have the feeling that we are still together, that time stands still precisely so that we don't drift apart. But furniture ages with us and something needs to be done to save it. Unfortunately, I had an unpleasant experience in the past with a bench with chairs that can be categorized as German baroqueThe chair was reupholstered without paying due attention to the wooden parts, especially the joints. Now the chairs are almost unusable because they creak and move and are totally unsafe.

This is why I want to show you how a very similar bank was rescued so you can understand why I always tell you to call in the professionals. I saw this bank SaveMob. It was basically a set, with armchairs and chairs, which you could see the beauty in despite how it looked when it was brought in for restoration. It was clear that it had been reupholstered over the years, with the seat part reupholstered, but in a totally different material to the backrest.

In addition, it was missing one of its front legs, so it could no longer be used without the risk of breaking under the weight of the person sitting on it.

Textiles and all upholstery were first removed. Parts badly damaged by quarrying or by interventions over time (nails, badly repaired tears) were identified and removed to be restored.

All other parts were dismantled, stripped of all joints and cleaned down to the wood.

This was followed by restoration of missing or badly damaged parts. The advantage of repairs done at SaveMob is that we're talking about a workshop where there are specialists in each area. If the bench had been taken to an upholsterer, as I did years ago, there is a possibility that the upholstery part would have been very well done, instead everything wooden would have been repaired to the extent that an upholsterer can. That is to say, the legs were re-glued, nailed here and there, without redoing the seat part which had simply been destroyed in the past by faulty attempts to stabilize the seat. The result I mentioned above.

In the case of the bench I'm talking about, the missing parts have been reconstructed by sculptors, copying the model perfectly.

With the missing pieces restored, each piece was glued individually. They were then clamped in the presses and left for the time needed for the glue to set and the gluing to be perfect. This is a specialized carpentry team. In the photo you can see the wooden corners that were added after gluing the structure at the perfect angle. This is how the sofa becomes very solid.

After that, all the wood was sanded in white, beveled, primed, the primer was sanded after drying, and finally lacquer was applied, just like in a furniture factory.

Once the varnish was completely dry, the upholstered parts were reupholstered. The upholstery was done with springs tied with thick twine, zegras and sackcloth, as they used to do in the old days. No sponge, polyurethane foam or anything like that.

As it was not known what the original fabric looked like, as the bank had been upholstered and reupholstered over the years, the client chose a fabric that was both pleasing and a little precious, to emphasize the beauty and value of the bank. The result was truly remarkable.

The bench was brought along with 2 armchairs and 6 chairs, as damaged as the bench. Team SaveMob worked professionally and managed to save them all. The workshop's policy is that at the end of each job, the client takes delivery, and then gives his consent for delivery. In this way, the owner gets back a beautiful and sturdy piece of furniture to enjoy for decades to come, and the memories to keep with it.