Mahogany Boardroom Table
At the heart of the French Polishing trade you will find a genuine love for Mahogany. It’s the timber that the trade was originally invented for in the 18th century (French […]
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Large Hampstead Property French Polishing
In general, our French Polishing work tends to be focused on individual items or centred around one particular area of a property. We might, for instance, be asked to re-polish […]
Bespoke Child’s Play Bed
Our bespoke furniture work has historically been for sophisticated dining or modern storage solutions, in keeping with the design of our customers homes. This child’s play bed was a really great project to work on […]
Bespoke Walk In Wardrobe
This is a newly constructed and installed bespoke walk in wardrobe. It’s a conversion from a spare bedroom and was a fantastic project to complete. We’ve completely transformed the room and provided a very happy […]
French Polishing A Grey Oak Dining Table
A customer recently asked, if we French Polished her dining table, would it have to be shiny? It’s one of the questions we’re regularly asked, along with: Is French Polishing only suitable for old furniture? And can […]
Oak Doors French Polishing Makeover
One of the most exciting aspects of the work we do, is when we perform a complete transformation of the timber we’re working on. Sometimes there is nothing wrong with […]
Bespoke Walnut Sideboard With Granite Top
This is a newly built bespoke Walnut sideboard. The body is constructed of Walnut and hand finished with French polish to a dark satin Walnut, the top is a fantastic slab […]
French Polishing A Dark Handrail To Light
We show a lot of examples of handrails and furniture being French Polished from light to dark but here’s an example of a Sapele handrail polished from dark to light. The handrail was in […]
Restoring Grade II Listed Oak Entrance Doors
These huge English Oak doors are part of a project we’re currently working on. We’ve been asked to fully restore four sets of entrance doors, at the grade II listed […]
French Polishing Black Piano
Due to a big leak and years of wear and tear, the finish on this piano had been damaged quite badly. The owner was looking at how to get rid […]
Why Use French Polish? FAQ Part 2
Timber has immense beauty but it seems that many modern finishes are determined to hide it. We touched on this in the previous FAQ post What is French Polishing? FAQ […]
French Polishing Repair – Heat Mark On Table
We get asked to fix these kinds of heat marks a lot. Sometimes the solution is to fully strip the old finish off and re-polish the item of furniture but […]
Converted Teak Boardroom Table to Rosewood Dining Table
An interior designer we often work for sent a photo of a Teak veneered, boardroom table, she’d bought from ebay. It’s a fairly boring looking table (see below image) but […]
Oak Staircase With Three Types of Finish
It’s great to celebrate a timber in its natural colour. To archive the desired look, we generally have to apply a stain or colour to the timber before polishing but […]
What Is French Polishing? FAQ Part 1
First and foremost French Polishing is a trade, not a particular finish. There was a time when French Polishing was tied to applying the Shellac based wood finish, French polish, to […]
Oak Doors and Mahogany Handrail
The aim of this project in Barnes, London was to stain and polish twenty six newly built Oak doors and a brand new handrail (with newel posts), to a dark […]
New Solid Handmade Iroko Dining Table For Sale
This is our brand new solid wood dining table, just built and finished. It’s made from a stunning solid piece of Iroko (a timber very similar to Teak in it’s […]
Light to Dark Oak Handrail
Oak is a fantastic, versatile timber and it’s great to use for handrails as it’s strong and polishes up well. For a sharp modern look, it can be too light […]
Handrail French Polishing Service
Our Service A handrail can be one of the most striking features of any building. They are built from solid timber and often beautifully carved on the corners and turns. […]
Walnut Handrail
Walnut is a stunning timber and as this project shows, is a great choice for a handrail; it carves beautifully and takes a fantastic finish. This handrail spans 4 floors […]
