MY STORY

 Hello, I'm Simon.

Artistically restoring furniture that is no longer loved has become my obsession.

Not only does it give me the feel good factor that I have saved another piece of old furniture, but transforming it into a desirable object that someone now wants is truly humbling.

How I got into furniture restoration maybe a familiar story to others.

A frustrated creative working in a non relevant profession all my working life until Covid came along in 2020 & I found myself out of work & without the appetite to go back to the corporate world.

My partner Louisa and I were living in SW London and with lockdown driving us spare, we decided to up sticks with our 11 year old Doberman & head to the North Norfolk Coast. A place we had visited twice a year for over 10 years and a place we knew very well and loved so much.

Some of our own furniture felt out of place in our new rural surrounding close to the sea, so I picked up a brush & started to paint.

Since then I have spent many hours practising new techniques and guided by artists & craftsmen that I have met along the way, I have learned how to use ancient techniques & natural materials to transform period furniture into stand-out pieces that become the talking point of their new home.

My whole ethos is to work with materials already in circulation while being as planet friendly as possible. By using natural pigments to create paint colours and resins to form new textures, or working with chalk paints & waxes, I artistically transform all kinds of solid wooden furniture.

If you are interested to find out how I could help transform one of your own pieces of furniture, or you would like me to source and paint something you don’t currently own, please get in touch for a no obligation chat and discuss some ideas.

If time is limited and you need something now, I also have restored pieces ready for delivery that are either on the website or, if I haven't got around to photographing, can be found at my workshop near Fakenham, Norfolk.