Driscolls Antiques – Antique Furniture Blog

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Driscolls antiques have our own twitter page where we will be displaying some of our antique furniture blogs and interesting links to sites of interest about antique furniture. We will be updating regularly so please follow us by going to our user name driscolls100. We will always be updating our blog and adding new pieces of antique furniture for sale on a daily basis so also always check our home page. With the New Year also brings some very nice new pieces coming in soon including lots of mahogany and oak pieces of antique furniture and some very nice pieces that have been newly upholstered.

We will try to add a new tweet with all new furniture we add on a daily basis.

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Keep the patina glowing on your antique furniture

Many antique dealers and antique auctioneers talk about the impotence of keeping the original patina on a piece of antique furniture.  The patina is on antique furniture which is caused by the age and the years of polishing using wax polish over many years so the patina builds up gradually over time. The patina is the enhancement of the natural colour of the wood from wax, dirt and years of use so this cannot be reproduced.

You will never find two pieces of antique furniture the same as they are kept in different atmospheres, have been looked after and cleaned differently and may have had repairs and restoration over time so every piece is a one off.

Different grain of wood can stand out much nicer with a good patina and the more wax you apply the better it can look.

We suggest only use good quality natural beeswax like Fiddes available on our website. Never use spray polish as this will build up a layer of dullness over time.   The good quality wax will bring out the colour and grain plus also protect your wood.

We suggest waxing every three to four months sparingly as over waxing can sometimes cause a dull look especially if not buffed up correctly.

The patina on your antique furniture, weather it is an antique bookcase or chest of drawers will add to the value so never strip away the old finish.

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