Steamer Wardrobe Trunk Restoration

How to thrift a vintage steamer trunk.

Steamer wardrobe trunk restoration.

Then there is the steamer trunk which is usually covered in a heavy canvas. Like a house you don t want to buy a trunk with bad bones. Step 1 use a putty knife to remove old paper from the inside of a steamer trunk. Treat the wood using various non toxic cleansers oils and varnishes.

Here is the definitive list of antique trunk restoration services near your location as rated by your neighborhood community. The antique trunk restoration process especially antique furniture restoration takes many hours of carefully removing old and unusable canvas cloth and paper linings. Send us your old tin or canvas covered trunk for restoring or refinishing. In our years of restoring antique furniture i ve often said of a piece of furniture if only it could talk nothing is truer than with a trunk.

Here at shenandoah restoration we prefer to restore your trunk as close as possible to the way it was when it was manufactured years ago. Some of these trunks may even have a box or tray inside. Dec 4 2017 got an old steamer wardrobe gonna rehab it. This old antique chest had been used by my husband s great grandparents as they traveled back and forth between italy and staten island.

Steamers usually need some cleaning or restoration. The below images are of two different antique storage trunks which we have fully restored. Before after restoration. Let us take your cherished antique trunk and restore and or refinish it to your liking we love to do antique trunk restoration.

Fix or replace needed metal hardware leather handles and straps. On the left is a taylor wardrobe trunk and on the right is an antique louis vuitton rayee trunk with before and after restoration pictures. However it shouldn t be falling apart. And carefully preserve any identifying.

Want to see who made the cut. If the wood is decaying with obvious mold or water damage it s time to move on. The multiple trips between new york and europe took a toll on this wooden chest leaving evidence of its history as well as making it that much more important to be restored. See more ideas about steamer trunk trunks steamer.

Trunk restoration products supplies few things so clearly have a story to tell like an antique trunk. It stands about five feet tall and opens like a book. Inside there are hangers shoe bags and drawers. On occasion you may come across a wardrobe trunk.

Over time the canvas becomes very worn and tears easily. If your trunk is over a 100 years old most will need a screw or too to secure a loose edge. By cleaning the inside of old paper or canvas and tender washing sanding and varnishing a steamer trunk can look like it s never been used.