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Repair Workshop and Upholstery Services.
Workshop Services
Services include, Cabinet repairs and restoration, insurance work, French Polishing, Desk Top Re-
At The Desk Centre, we have our own Furniture Repair Shop, backed by over 40 year experience gained.
Our repair workshop services include, Traditional french polishing, antique and modern furniture cabinet repairs, ( including insurance damaged furniture ) Scratch removal and light refurbishment to existing house hold furniture, leather desk top lining and gilding, Cabinet making and upholstery services. Outside polishing work also undertaken.
We can to visit your home or business to collect any items and then re deliver when repaired.
No obligation quote free of charge.
Dear Graham and team at The Desk Centre.
I just wanted to write to you and say how absolutely thrilled I am with the antique writing desk that you have just refurbished for me. It is an important piece of furniture to me as it belonged to my recently deceased Father. You have given the desk a new lease of life and it looks absolutely stunning with the new tan hide top. I am sat at the desk now writing this email and it is such a joy and brings a smile to my face with many happy memories. The attention to detail and craftsmanship that you have shown with this desk is incredible, not to mention your obvious passion for the skill. Thank you again Graham and I shall have no hesitation in recommending your services!
Simon in Buckinghamshire.
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Outside Finishing Work
Flooring, wood panelling, staircases, fitted bookshelves, Bar and Restaurant work
Solid Oak Bar Tops and Shelving. Polished with special hardwearing Bar top lacquer.
Desktop Re-
If you have and old leather Bureau flap, Writing Table or Desk Top that is damaged or looking tired. Replacing it with a new leather can transform the look of the piece.
We have many years experience in offering this leather top replacement service.
Options.
Option 1. You can drop in your old desk top to our workshop in Southampton or we can arrange to collect from you (a collection charge will be added)
We will then carry out the work, which takes around 2 -
Then either re collect your top or have us re-
Option 2. Mail order. Send us your Leather top sizes ( imperial or metric ) and we will cut the leather to the exact size with the gilding pattern embossed onto it and then post it to you. ( fitting instruction will be supplied )
Choose your leather and colour
Olive Green
Tan
Red
Bottle Green
Brown
Skiver Leather. This is sheep skin leather that is suited to smaller Bureau flaps and desk tops up to 54" x 30" in size.
Cow Hide. This is a slightly thicker more durable leather and available in larger skin sizes. Suitable for Desk tops up to 72" x 48".
Choose a Gilding pattern. Four different styles, in Gilt or Blind finish.
Rose Gilt
Acorn Gilt
Snake Gilt
Thin Line Gilt
Rose Blind
Acorn Blind
Snake Blind
Thin Line Blind
A 1920’s Easy chair. Stripped back to the frame and then re upholstered in a customers chosen Olive Green hide leather.
A large Victorian Mahogany Library table and a set of ten Mahogany Victorian chairs, restored and re upholstered in Wine hide leather for The Classic Prop Hire Company, Southall, London.
These Court chairs have had there top cover materials removed, re foamed arms & backs. Re polished & upholster in Wine hide leather.
We carried out this project to re polish & upholster 30 of these chairs for the library of The London Mosque & Cultural centre.
Wine
Prices plus VAT
Small Bureau Flap, 15” ( 38 cm ) Wide £49 + VAT
Large Bureau Flap, 30" ( 76 cm ) Wide £59 + VAT
Filing Cabinet top, 21" ( 53 cm ) x 24" ( 61 cm ) £45 + VAT
Desk tops. ( overall size )
36” ( 91 cm ) x 24” ( 61 cm ) £85 + VAT
42” ( 106 cm ) x 20” ( 51 cm ) 109 + VAT
48' ( 122 cm ) x 24" ( 61 cm ) £129 + VAT
54" ( 137 cm ) x 30" ( 76 cm ) £175 + VAT
60" ( 152 cm ) x 30" ( 76 cm ) £229 + VAT
60" ( 152 cm ) x 36" ( 91 cm ) £245 + VAT
72" ( 183 cm ) x 36" ( 91 cm ) £345 + VAT
72" ( 183 cm ) x 48" ( 122 cm ) £445 + VAT
78” ( 198 cm ) x 48” ( 122 cm ) £475 + VAT
Please add £15 + VAT for postage.
We re-
The desk was made in the 1920’s & was used by General Eisenhower during the second world war as one of his command posts.
We carried out this restoration project on these two french walnut foot stools. The stools were stripped back to the frames & the loose joints re glued up.
Frames were french polished & wax finished, finally re upholstered in Wine hide leather with individual nail studs.
We fully restored the boardroom tables & chairs at ‘Smithfields‘ meat market in London.
Dear Graham and James,
Thanks again for all your amazing restoration work! The desk is the icing on the cake, it looks tremendous -
Kind regards,
David ( Milton Keynes )
Blue
Black
A Victorian Cylinder Desk, circa 1890 restored for a customer in Hampshire.
Repaired, cleaned, French polished and waxed.
A Georgian Mahogany Writing Bureau restored for a customer in London.
Various repairs carried out, brass handles cleaned, french polished and a new green leather inlay fitted to the interior.
A large Reproduction Mahogany Desk, in very poor condition, fully restored for a customer.
All the old polished surfaces were stripped back and then we re polished the desk to the original dark mahogany shade, new brass handles fitted and a new Tan coloured leather top with gilding.