Andrew A Matthews Restoration

Furniture Restoration in Cambridge

Andrew A. Matthews is a qualified, skilled and experienced craftsman. He studied at the London College Of Furniture gaining qualifications in City & Guilds Cabinet Making and an HND in Furniture Restoration and Conservation.

Following valuable experience in several London based workshops Andrew re-located to rural South Cambridgeshire where he established his own business.

Since then he has served both trade and private customers, with much work coming from numerous Cambridge College's. Commissions have also been undertaken from nationally recognised collections such as The Fitzwilliam Museum & Kettle's Yard House, Cambridge.

Andrew is also a regular contributor of furniture related articles for the Cambridge Evening News Group of publications.

Andrew A. Matthews Restoration specialises in the furniture restoration & conservation of antique furniture.

* Cabinet Making & Furniture Repairs.

* Traditional Hand Veneering.

* French Polishing

* Traditional Re-finishing.

* Traditional Upholstery.

* Cane & Rush Seating.

* Metal Work (Lock & Key Repair)

* Commissions.

For your Furniture Restoration and Conservation in East Anglia.

Specialists in antique furniture in Cambridge, Andrew is able to undertake the varied and multiple skills demanded in furniture restoration and conservation.

During restoration, by using sympathetic and ethically appropriate materials we are able to preserve & conserve the intrinsic integrity of the furniture. By careful choice of period timber we endeavour to match the colour, figure of wood grain and, in the case of old surfaces, patination, of the piece. The term patination refers to the accumulation of dust, soot, wax polish, finger marks, etc in addition to the effects of light on the surface of the material in question. In essence the very evidence of acquired age, character and most often, value.

Following a visit to appraise the furniture & discuss the customer's requirements a written estimate is prepared detailing the work required, timescale and cost. Typically work is undertaken in the workshop, although working on-site can be arranged. We offer a full restoration service that includes insurance and the collection and return of customer's furniture.