conceived and well-executed refinishing and restoration usually enhances the value of just about any piece of old furniture. What does this Mean?
Furniture left unprotected and exposed to normal environmental conditions will ultimately deteriorate. Be assured glue dries out, joints separate and become weak, veneers will start to lift, warp and peel, boards will crack, split and warp, even worms and termites may attack the wood. We as a society started putting finishes on furniture 200 to 300 years ago to prevent it from deteriorating and falling apart. Because of the finishes we have put on, the furniture has survived and is now classified as antiques. Today there seems to be this attitude to not touch that finish or youll ruin the value of the piece. Granted, there are very old and historically significant pieces of furniture that should not be restored or refinished. Most of the antiques you encounter possibly even 99.9% of all the antiques do not fall into this category. Leaving a bad finish on the everyday antiques will speed up the demise and may lower the value. If you purchase the piece of furniture to use and it needs to
