Furniture Refurbishment Restoration Cork with Jonathan Evans Carpentry Joinery
Jonathan Evans Carpentry Joinery Cork has crafted some truly stunning and individual bespoke furniture including cabinets, sideboards, display cabinets, tables, chairs and much more. When it comes to custom made, made-to-measure or bespoke furniture, Jonathan really can make you anything you require to your specified height, width, depth, style and finish to suit any budget.
When it comes to Furniture Refurbishment Restoration Cork, Jonathan Evans Carpentry Joinery Cork is your expert and specialist as he draws on a wealth of knowledge and experience. Following your initial enquiry, Jonathan will discuss your project details and requirements.
Furniture Refurbishment Cork with Jonathan Evans offers an “at home” service to answer any questions that you may have. When choosing the right wood for your project Jonathan Evans Carpentry Joinery Cork understands the need to learn as-much-as possible about the type of wood that you will choose for your Furniture Refurbishment project. Whether you live in a country cottage or in the heart of the city, the look and feel of your room will be influenced by the natural characteristics of the wood that you will choose.
Furniture Refurbishment Restoration Cork Services provided by Jonathan Evans Carpentry Joinery:
- French Polishing
- Reconditioning Existing Finishes
- Touch Up and Color Matching
- Frame Repair
- Furniture refinishing
- Exterior Finishes
- Stain Removal
- Chair Repair
- Drawer Runner Repair
- Period Finishes
- Chair Caning
- Inlay and Carving Repair
- Repairs to Chewed Furniture
When choosing wood for Furniture Refurbishment Restoration Cork project, it all comes down to three important details: Type, Colour and Grain
Type
All woods can be classified as hard or soft. Hardwood comes from broad-leafed trees such as birch, oak, maple, and cherry. Softwood comes from needle-bearing evergreen trees such as pine, spruce and cedar.
Colour
From the light touches of maple to the darker hues of cherry, all woods have natural colour variations even within the same tree. The inherent natural colours and variations result in a number of beautiful possibilities for your room. While finishes can either enhance or mask the material’s colour variations, it’s important to understand the natural colour characteristics and variations of wood to make sure you’re selecting a wood that will be right for your home. To understand these beautiful variations and select one that you will love Jonathan is there to help.
Grain
Grain refers to the overall alignment, texture and various patterns that appear in your wood. As every tree has distinct grain patterns and markings, each piece of wood from that tree will have its own unique design.
Some basic grain descriptions include:
- Fine: Inconspicuous or invisible patterns
- Straight: Straight, vertical patterns
- Cross: Lines that run parallel to the sides of the wood
- Spiral: Tornado or funnel-like patterns
- Wavy: Wave-like patterns
- Curly: Circular patterns
- Arch: Inverted U or V patterns
When creating a specific look and feel for your room, you’ll want to understand some of the different types of wood used to build cabinetry:
Maple is a medium to hard wood with a straight, wavy or curly grain. Popular for its shock resistance and durability, maple has a light, uniform appearance that produces a smooth, clean look when stained. Another plus is that it can also be finished to resemble other, more expensive hardwoods and softwoods such as cherry and cedar. Maple is a great choice for a light, airy kitchen or a dramatic kitchen with darker finishes.
Oak is a very hard, heavy wood with a coarse grain that varies from straight to a distinctive sweeping arch pattern. Found in both red and white varieties, oak is a great cabinetry choice because it is timeless, blending beautifully with many different design styles. And it stains well in standard finish colours.
Birch is a smooth hardwood with straight, wavy or curly grains with a high shock resistance that takes any stain well. 
Birch is mostly a light-coloured wood, and varies from cream to light yellow. However, the wood found in the center of the tree, or heartwood, takes on a darker reddish brown colour, which may result in unique colour variations in your cabinetry. It is versatile and can achieve any look, from a more casual space to a refined setting.
Cherry is well known for its smooth grain and unique colour that mellows and deepens as it ages. This “mellowing” effect is enhanced by exposure to bright light and, depending on the amount of exposure, will tend to darken several shades over time. Considered a luxury wood due to its expensive price, cherry has pinkish-brown hues and occasional shades of white, green, or grey. Its dark colour brings a warm elegance to any room.
Samples can be brought for your perusal in the comfort of your own home.
The size and style of the room where the Furniture Refurbishment Restoration Cork project is to placed can be taken into consideration. Jonathan gives clients a detailed quotation of the proposed Furniture Refurbishment project with highly competitive prices, as he does not have expensive showroom overheads and passes on his trade discounts to all clients.
Furniture Refurbishment finishes include wood or wood veneered materials, that can be left natural or stained to enhance its natural elegance, mdf, which can be painted to blend in seamlessly with your existing decoration.
Furniture Refurbishment Cork with Jonathan Evans offers a wide range of wood and paint finishes in all types of traditional and contemporary styles. He can provide you with all of your Furniture Refurbishment or Furniture Restoration needs which include but not limited to:
- Antique Restoration
- Furniture Refurbishment
- French Polishing, Staining, Waxing
- Replacement of missing or damaged parts, veneers
- Refurbishment of Display Units
- Refurbishment of Bedroom Furniture
- Refurbishment of Tables and Chairs
- Refurbishment of Hotel Tables
- Refurbishment of Office Tables
The benefit of Refurbishment furniture is that it is built to meet the requirements of your room and is designed and crafted with your instruction to ensure that the finished project meets with your expectation. Furniture Refurbishment Restoration Cork with Jonathan Evans Carpentry Joinery can match any colour and have almost no style or fit limitations.
Our Furniture Refurbishment or Furniture Restoration client base includes but is not limited to:
- Furniture Retailers
- Distributers
- Commercial
- The general public
Jonathan has noticed that over the last decade or two there has been a dramatic increase in the volume of furniture imported into Ireland from countries from around the world. Many clients experience that a large proportion of these pieces of furniture need maintaining, refurbishment or restoration over time.
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