I remember a time in which people lovingly restored Victorian furniture - it may have been the first “nice” furniture their ancestors owned.īut if you take away the context of family and view much of it for what it is - the first mass-produced furniture and furniture that was not always of the greatest quality in design or assembly - there’s little reason to spend a fortune restoring a piece to original condition when a dab of paint and wood glue will do.
Time and resources might be better spent repurposing them as art pieces - mosaics from pottery shards, or using them for their original intent - colorful flowerpots and the like - rather than placing them on a shelf to be admired.
If you just want to buy a license for BetterTouchTool (and agree with the license terms) you can go here: Standard. Some collectibles, like the more common pieces of Roseville and McCoy pottery, would cost more to repair than they are worth in mint condition. You need to enable JavaScript to run this app. That said, it’s not always practical to restore pieces. SCOTT SIMMONS / FLORIDA WEEKLYīut for a couple hundred dollars, I have a lamp that looks like something that cost thousands, because it originally did.
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